Red Ink on the Prairies

A day after Quebec’s Finance Minister Eric Girard brought down a Budget featuring a $6.3 Billion deficit, Saskatchewan’s Finance Minister Jim Reiter tabled his government’s budget on March 19. Next up was Finance Minister Adrian Salas, who tabled the Manitoba Budget on March 24. The common thread: there’s lots of red ink on the Prairies. But that’s where the budget documents differ between Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Here’s the latest tax news and why it matters to the advice you give your clients.

In case you missed it during tax season, several provinces announced tax changes to their regimes. In this third and final installment of the Provincial Budget Roundup series, we will present a brief summary of the tax provisions from Quebec, the Maritimes and the Territories:

What are you doing with your tax refund this year? If it hasn’t yet been spent, one of the most tax-efficient things you can do is to invest it in your TFSA. It’s a short-term plan with a long-term vision: this investment will help to guarantee your tax-efficient retirement.

CRA is providing relief for taxpayers across the country, and particularly in Quebec and Ontario, whose tax filings were interrupted by severe flooding over the past few weeks. 

“Do not value money for any more nor any less than its worth; it is a good servant but a bad master.” - Alexander Dumas

What’s the top reason you should invest your time and money to attend the Distinguished Advisor Conference (DAC) in Kelowna, November 5-8?

As business owners age and approach retirement, they become increasingly concerned with setting up a proper business succession plan. They often know it’s an important issue that requires expert advice, but not many know how to start the conversation.