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Claiming Medical Expenses: Free Healthcare?

Free Health Care? Did you know that Canadians spend on average more than $1,000 on medical expenses each year? It’s estimated that government programs, via our taxes, cover about 72% of medical expenses, which means that we pay for the rest. Your clients may be over-paying on their taxes because they don’t know about medical expense deductions. 

2016 Federal Budget Overview

Investors Breathe A Small Sigh Of Relief, but Losers Include Mutual Fund Holders, Small Businesses, Charities and Certain Families. 

2016 Budget Overview: Personal Tax Measures

Tax provisions that affect personal taxation for 2016 and beyond.

2016 Budget Overview: Business Tax Measures

New 2016 federal budget includes business tax measures addressing tax changes for business income.

2016 Budget Overview: Additional Tax Measures

Review additional tax measures announced by the Government in the 2016 Federal Budget.

The Canada Child Benefit: Some Surprising Results

The changes the Liberal government has introduced for families has some surprising results, now that we’ve had some time to do some number crunching.

Seniors and Investors – Watch Clawback Zones Carefully

It’s reasonably common knowledge that higher wealth accumulators in Canada will want to do some extra planning to avoid the 33% high federal income tax rate applicable to the terminal return of the last surviving spouse.  
 
 
 
Knowledge Bureau Poll Question

Do you believe SimpleFile, CRA’s newly revamped automated tax system, will help more Canadians access tax benefits and comply with the tax system?

  • Yes
    7 votes
    7.69%
  • No
    84 votes
    92.31%