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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. 

May 18 CE Summit:  Eight Topics You Can’t Afford to Miss

The agenda is packed full of vital information tax and financial planning specialists need to know as we round out tax seasons 2022 and begin to plan to reduce taxes and build wealth this year and beyond.  The eight critical topics we have chosen for your May CE Summit provide cutting edge professional development to help beat your competition, bring high value to your clients and earn CE Credits too.  Register before May 17 to hear Canada’s best-selling financial authors and educators discuss:  

Al Emid: A Tribute

Canada lost a veteran financial journalist to COVID-related pneumonia last week. Al Emid was the co-author of two financial books published by Knowledge Bureau, Financial Recovery in a Fragile World, and What I Have Learned so Far and How it Can Help You, described below.

Bank of Canada to Chair the Central Bank Network for Indigenous Inclusion

Did you know that The Central Bank Network for Indigenous Inclusion was established in 2021 by the Bank of Canada, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, the Reserve Bank of Australia and the U.S. Federal Reserve to foster ongoing dialogue and raise awareness of Indigenous economic and financial issues? Learn more about its mission and why it’s important.

Availability of Confidentiality Orders from the Tax Court of Canada

A reassessment following an audit from the CRA is deemed valid and binding subject to being proved incorrect by the taxpayer on a balance of probabilities (above 50%). In order to prove that the reassessment is inaccurate, the taxpayer may have to disclose confidential or otherwise privileged corporate documentation at trial. However, these documents can be accessed by corporate competitors by searching the Court Registry at the Tax Court of Canada.

Succession Plan Start-Up: An 18-Point Checklist

A financial plan matters, a lot.  Yet, close to 50% of Canadians don’t even have a budget. Further, only about 30% of Canadians knew what a financial plan is and how it could help them. That means there is a lot of potential for collaboration to get better financial results and achieve more financial goals.

Upcoming Tax & Financial Deadlines

As tax season picks up speed, there are some important dates and deadlines coming up to make note of and discuss with your clients.
 
 
 
Knowledge Bureau Poll Question

Starting in July, CRA will provide legal warnings to recover more than $9 billion of overpaid pandemic recovery benefits like CERB. Do you think that is fair?

  • Yes
    115 votes
    83.33%
  • No
    23 votes
    16.67%