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This Month’s Poll

The automobile deduction limits raised — the CCA ceiling for passenger vehicles to $39,000 plus tax for 2026. In your opinion, is that high enough?

Retirement Planning Must Include Soft Skills

Today’s wealth managers and financial advisors are being called upon to offer their clients a more holistic approach to retirement - one that encourages exploration and direction beyond money-related questions. That’s important.

Canada 150: Financial Advice at the Crossroads of Change

Experts and visionaries from all sides of the financial services are now preparing their ground-breaking research for presentations at the Distinguished Advisor Conference, November 5-8 in beautiful Kelowna, British Columbia.

Preparing Returns for Proprietorships: Workforce Changes Increase Demand

The demand for filing unincorporated small business returns may be a new growth area in the tax preparation industry as both an aging demographic and self-employed millennials choose to  make a living this way.

People in the News

Siegfried Merten, MFA™, Ontario, is Knowledge Bureau’s noted expert on filing returns for recipients of German pensions. He says this about his experience in obtaining his MFA™ designation:

Life Purpose

“No one’s happiness but my own is in my power to achieve or to destroy.” Ayn Rand

Tax Tips: Help Newcomers to Canada Help Themselves to Tax Credits

This year, new immigrants include more refugees who need to come up to speed on how to benefit from the many refundable and non-refundable tax credits and deductions available in Canada.   You may wish to take a new family under your wing and help them navigate this task.
 
 
 
Knowledge Bureau Poll Question

The automobile deduction limits raised — the CCA ceiling for passenger vehicles to $39,000 plus tax for 2026. In your opinion, is that high enough?

  • Yes
    1 votes
    8.33%
  • No
    11 votes
    91.67%