The Canada Child Benefit Increase and Audit Risk
Families receiving the Canada Child Benefit (CCB) may have noticed an increase in their recent payments. Indexing takes place each July 1. Beginning in July of 2026, the CCB will provide families up to $8,157 per child under the age of 6 and up to $6,883 per child aged 6 to 17. There is audit risk that comes with that, however.Self-Employment: The New Retirement Trend?
Does anyone really need to retire anymore?
Manitoba Tables Deficit Budget
The 2015 Manitoba provincial budget was delivered on April 30, 2015.
Newfoundland Joins the “Tax the Rich” Movement
The 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador provincial budget was presented on April 30, 2015.
Readiness Planning for Physician Assisted Suicide
Since the last time the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) visited the issue in Rodriguez (1993), doctor-assisted suicide has been legalized in eight other countries around the world.
Lucrative Tax Claims: Medical Travel and Home Modification Costs
Tax season is officially over for most individuals, and that signals the start of tax audit season.
New RRIF Planning Opportunities
The recent April 21 Federal Budget introduced relaxed rules for mandatory withdrawals from a RRIF, effective in the 2015 and subsequent tax years.
