New 30-Year Amortizations for Insured Mortgages
Effective August 1, 2024, the government will allow 30-year mortgage amortizations for first-time homeowners who purchase newly built homes. For existing mortgage holders who meet specific criteria, “permanent amortization relief” will be available to extend repayment periods for as long as they need to get to the number they can afford to pay monthly. It’s an extension from the 25-year mortgage amortizations previously allowed. However, this isn’t for everyone… there is a significant risk to lifetime wealth creation and must be managed with an eye to interest rates and payment terms to reduce the non-deductible interest costs.Knowledge Bureau Designate Highlight
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New Family Tax Cut: What’s the Link to Owner-Manager Compensation Planning
Year end tax planning for corporate-owner managers includes decision-making around the most tax efficient income streams - salary, dividends or bonus - for each shareholder in the family.
Global Wealth Rising at the Fastest Rate Ever Recorded
The Research Department at Credit Suisse has released its Global Wealth Report 2014, which measures trends in wealth across the world. Its key findings are that although economic recovery overall remains challenging, total global wealth has grown to a new record between mid-2013 and mid-2014, increasing to more than twice the USD level recorded in the year 2000.
Steps to Global Recovery from the “New Mediocre”
Speaking this week at the Toronto Global Forum, Minister of State (Finance) Kevin Sorenson has called for renewed efforts in strengthening the global economic recovery from what the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde calls “the new mediocre.”
Manitoba Financial Literacy Forum Celebrates Financial Literacy Month with New Website and Calendar
Winnipeg, MB; October 27, 2014 — November is Financial Literacy Month in Canada, and the Manitoba Financial Literacy Forum is helping Manitobans sharpen their money management skills with the launch of its new website and 2015 calendar, offering helpful tools and lessons to empower people across the province to make responsible financial decisions at every stage of their lives.
CRA: You’ve Got Mail!
On October 20, 2014 CRA launched the long anticipated electronic mail system for professional tax specialists registered under the Represent a Client portal.
