New Consultations: Modernizing Tax Rules for Charities
As the last remnants of a scrumptious Thanksgiving weekend subside, it is appropriate to take a look at the health and issues surrounding the charitable sector in Canada. Serendipitously, the federal government is seeking your views on how the tax rules for registered charities and the Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) administration of these rules could be modernized. A new consultation was launched on October 8 and here’s what the government wants to know, by December 3, 2026:The Next Generation Speaks: A DAC Panel Discussion
Knowledge Bureau and Manulife Investments, title sponsor of the Distinguished Advisor Conference and co-sponsor of the DAC Young Advisors Award, were delighted to announce last week the inaugural winners of this prestigious award.
Tax Tips: CRA Will Auto-Fill Your Return This Year
Technology has made the obvious possible: In most cases, the CRA already knows what your income is, because they have a copy of your information slips from employers and financial institutions. Now, starting in 2016, for the 2015 tax filing year, CRA is introducing the “Auto-fill my return” function.
Death of a Taxpayer– Being Proactive With Your Clients Instead of Reactive
Death is never timely, yet it comes to at least one per cent of the population each year. Advisors need to be able to help their clients minimize the income tax consequences before the event occurs.
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Life Purpose
“No one’s happiness but my own is in my power to achieve or to destroy.” - Ayn Rand
Husband Killed in Spousal Hostage Taking: Varied Will Structure Matters
Neufeld v. Dafoe BCSC 2016. The Supreme Court of British Columbia recently varied the Will of a deceased person to provide funds to a plaintiff, who insisted she was his common law partner. The facts were quite unusual: the plaintiff’s marriage ended after she was taken hostage by her husband during a police stand-off in which he was killed.
