Start Tax Season 2025 on Sound Footing

Filing a tax return is difficult as the playing field is one of constant change:  the tax rules are in flux, particularly in the 2024 tax filing year,  with all the uncertainty around the capital gains provisions.  But in addition, taxpayers have undergone many financial and life event changes since their last T1 filings, each of which must be identified for each family member.  Here’s a primer for new year conversations between advisors and clients that cuts through the noise:  what matters is what you keep!

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Great news!  CRA has a Halloween treat for tax accountants and their financial advisors this year:  it will not require bare trusts to file a T3 return include Schedule 15 for both the 2023 and in the 2024 tax year.  This confirms the position in the draft legislation released over the summertime and previously reported in Knowledge Bureau Report.   Here’s the backdrop:

An important tax write off is coming to an end in 2024.  The claiming of an immediate write off for Designated Immediate Expensing Properties (DIEP) will come to an end this year. Here  are the details: 

New legislation introduced on October 29 will require a registered charity that provides reproductive health services to disclose if, at a minimum, it does not provide the contact information for an abortion services provider and a birth control service provider.   The new tax rules will apply 90 days after Royal Assent and information disclosure requirements will apply starting in the 2025 taxation year.  Here’s what you need to know:

At the Acuity Conference for Distinguished Advisors in Montreal November 10-12, an award will be given to The Advisor of the Future. This is an individual who epitomizes the adoption of a new model to best serve the needs of multi-generation families through their commitment to educational achievement and high standards of conduct. We are so pleased to announce that this year’s Advisor of the Future Award Winner is Stefanie Keller, CFP, RWM™, FDFS™ and CEO of Stellar Wealth and Tax Solutions.

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