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Truckers Beware: CRA Audits Coming

Effective December 4, 2025, the CRA has officially lifted the moratorium it has extended in the transportation industry and intends on levying penalties for failure to report fees paid for services for the 2025 tax year and subsequent tax years.  Here’s what you need to know:

Insurance Strategies Critical for Owner-Manager Planning

Small business forms the backbone of the Canadian economy, yet only a minority of businesses successfully pass to new owners. Sophisticated strategies are needed to ensure greater success in the transition of business ownership.

Planning Required: Retirement Savings Shortfall is Enormous

The World Economic Forum predicts that a dramatic retirement savings shortfall could hurt citizens in several of the top western nations, including the UK and Canada.(1) They suggest that the gap could be as big as US$428 trillion by 2050.

Will you thrive in this great era of disruption? Attend DAC’17 to find out how

Imagine being part of a 3-day think tank devoted to sharing strategies on how to best navigate this challenging, yet exciting era in the tax and financial services. That is the primary reason why our DAC delegates attend the conference year after year. 

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Weigh In: Big Changes to CRA’s Voluntary Disclosures Program

Big changes are coming to CRA’s Voluntary Disclosures Program (VDP) this fall. The proposals on the table will see the program evolve from an opportunity for taxpayers to correct errors and omissions, to an opportunity for government to use the program to generate revenues at a modest cost.

Separation and Divorce Have Tax Consequences

Mid life crisis?  According to Statistics Canada, there are about 71,000 divorces in Canada each year. In fact, over 40% of marriages will end up in divorce, and it can be very expensive - before and after tax!
 
 
 
Knowledge Bureau Poll Question

It costs a lot more to go to work these days. Should the Canada Employment Credit of $1501 for 2026 be raised higher to account for this?

  • Yes
    21 votes
    91.3%
  • No
    2 votes
    8.7%