This Month’s Poll
In your view is a comprehensive personal and corporate tax reform necessary to make Canada's economy stronger in response to trade wars?DAC and DAW 2016: Outstanding CE Opportunities for Professionals
It’s official: The Distinguished Advisor Conference (DAC) will be held November 6-9, 2016 in San Diego, and Knowledge Bureau’s Annual January Personal Tax Bootcamp is set to begin January 20 to 25, 2016 across Canada. Registrants are urged to reserve their spots early and take advantage of early bird tuition reductions until December 15, 2015.
First Budget for Alberta’s New Government
Last week, Alberta’s new NDP government brought down their first provincial budget.
Maximum pensionable earnings for 2016 announced by CRA
On November 2, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced the maximum pensionable earnings under the Canadian Pension Plan (CPP) for 2016 will be $54,900. That is up from $53,600 in 2015.
Snowbirds Need to be Aware of Taxation Issues
It’s November and that means Snowbirds are on the move again to Florida, Arizona, California and Texas to name a few of the favorite spots. People who ordinarily reside in Canada but spend part of the year in the United States must take caution to ensure they are not spending too much time in the U.S., which would deem them a U.S. resident for tax purposes and potentially a non-resident of Canada.
DAC attendees CE Credits
Attendees of the 2015 Distinguished Advisor Conference will have the opportunity to claim up to 15 CE credit hours from the following regulators:
Fall DAW Leaves Attendees With a Wealth of Information.
Year-end tax planning, owner manager compensation, business transition planning and more were covered over the last few days at the fall Distinguished Advisor Workshop (DAW).
