SMES: Carbon Tax Rebates on the Way?

July 15 was an important day for carbon-tax weary taxpayers. A Canada Carbon Rebate payment was  made to individuals who have filed their 2023 personal tax returns.  What about the long-awaited $2.5 billion Carbon Tax Rebate For Small Businesses? The delivery date and amounts to be received remain elusive, but one thing is clear: many businesses will have disqualified themselves by missing the July 15 date for filing 2023 T2 returns.  Here’s what you need to know. 

Pension plans, RRSPs, estate plans and IPPs are one side of retirement.  These are common, but what about a retiree’s quality of life? Research shows over 80 per cent of today’s boomers do not have any sort of retirement coach or mentor and many are looking to their advisor to provide leadership in that area.  As a coach, an advisor has the power to help clients be as successful as possible in life after work. 

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The 2023 Distinguished Advisor Conference (DAC Acuity) takes place November 12 to 14 at the beautiful Banff Springs Hotel. It is going to be an outstanding industry event for several reasons: the incredible education from Canada’s top thought leaders in the tax, accounting and financial services, as well as our 20th Anniversary celebrations!  We invite you to experience all that this year’s event has to offer by visiting the new interactive agenda, just launched. You can enrol there for events, travel, hotel and  sign up by June 30 for early bird tuition reductions.  Hurry -  reserve the incredibly low hotel rates (rooms will sell out fast):

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There are many forms of entrepreneurship, from “gigging” part time to supplement income, to more ambitious ventures which hire many people from the get-go. That seems to be the secret sauce to economic development and growth in Canada. Yet, SMEs face formidable obstacles that could be removed with government support for private labor force development. But does government understand the SME sectors well enough?

The First Home Savings Account (FHSA) is the new investment vehicle on the block and people have lots of questions about it.  For example, is there an age limit to contributing to a FHSA?  Can you transfer your RRSP balances into it?  Should you?  Learn more here: