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Understanding the OAS Clawback

Seniors don’t take kindly to the clawback of their OAS (Old Age Security) especially in these inflationary times, but this can happen, especially if there was an unusual receipt of income during the past calendar year.  Here’s what you need to know to explain the consequences for 2025 and 2026:

Tax Tips: Help Newcomers to Canada With Unique Tax Filing Rules

According to Statistics Canada, 20.6% of Canada’s total population is foreign born. Between 2006 and 2011, 1.1 Million foreign-born people immigrated to Canada from Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, Central and South America.

Understanding Proprietorships Key to Your Demographic

Unincorporated small business returns are increasingly in demand as an aging demographic moves from full-time employment to self-employment as a way to leverage time and money.

Money Matters Calendar 2016: Makes a Great Gift for Your Clients

The Manitoba Financial Literacy Forum is a coalition of organizations and individuals working together to promote lifelong financial education skills to Manitobans. Co-founded by Evelyn Jacks, President of Knowledge Bureau and the Manitoba Securities Commission, the goal is to improve financial literacy of Manitobans.

Life Purpose

“Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.” -Dale Carnegie

Tax Tips: What’s The Tax Filing Deadline: May 2 or June 15?

It’s really surprising how many people don’t know when the tax filing deadline is. CRA often mentions two dates: May 2 and June 15. Which is it for you? 

T-Slip Preparers Face Big Penalties for Failure to File Online

It’s time to get those T4s and T5s out and here’s another reason from CRA to go paperless: Those who issue more than 50 T-slips for a calendar year on paper instead of by Internet file transfer or Web Forms, will be subject to huge penalties this year. All T-slips must be filed with the CRA by February 29, with the exception of T3 slips and T5013s, which are filed by March 31.
 
 
 
Knowledge Bureau Poll Question

Do you agree with the government’s plan to introduce the new Canada Groceries Essentials Benefit (CGEB)?

  • Yes
    26 votes
    34.21%
  • No
    50 votes
    65.79%