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Coming This Month: Changes to Business Registration Online

More changes are coming to how your clients will access Business Registration Online (BRO). Starting July 14, 2026, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) your business clients will only be able to access BRO through their CRA account. As usual, it’s the taxpayer who is responsible for on time remittances and the burden of proof in an increasingly digital relationship with CRA. Here’s what you need to know:

Tax Incentive Plan:  Understating Income is Expensive

There are many ways to compute a tax return mathematically correctly. 

Tough Letter of the Law

In a recent decision from the Supreme Court of British Columbia, it was held that the former common-law partner of a deceased individual was entitled to the pension benefits of his plan because the deceased never changed the beneficiary designation.

Get Your Pot of Gold From Knowledge Bureau

Contest announcement from Knowledge Bureau

Don’t Hide In Your Shell, Sign Up For DAC Now!

Witnessing the brave migration of baby turtles from the sand in which they are hatched in to the sea they must live in, is an incredible experience – one that influenced the choice of Puerto Vallarta as the site of the 2015 Distinguished Advisor Conference. 

June Distinguished Advisor Workshop - Transition Planning: Trusts and Estates

Substantial tax reform has recently changed the rules for post-death planning for high net worth families.

Do Taxpayer Report Gains and Losses on Currency Fluctuations?

According to the Bank of Canada, since October 1950,  the record low for the Canadian dollar against the US dollar was recorded on the 21st of January 2002 – just over 13 years ago – when the loonie was worth just .6179. 
 
 
 
Knowledge Bureau Poll Question

Is the new Canada Groceries and Essential Benefit the right solution to help Canadians with inflation?

  • Yes
    6 votes
    11.76%
  • No
    45 votes
    88.24%