Donation Deadline Draws Near
There is still time to give and save money: mark your calendar for February 28. That is the deadline date to make cash, cheque, money order donations to your favorite charity and claim the deduction on your 2024 tax return.Introducing the 2025 Acuity Conference for Distinguished Advisors!
As we get ready to kick off Acuity 2024 in Montreal this weekend, we’re giving you a sneak peek of what’s in store for the 2025 Acuity Conference for Distinguished Advisors! We’re headed back to Puerto Vallarta November 23-26 and you can save 50% on tuition when you register by November 15 for Canada’s only top-tier multi-disciplinary conference for leading tax, accounting and financial services professionals.
Get Up to Speed on Year-End Tax Planning!
New Capital Gains Inclusion Rates Change the Game: are you prepared to help? Learn New Year-End Tax Planning Techniques from Our Special Guest Experts with the CE Savvy Summit, featuring live event recordings from the November 6 virtual sessions. This is an opportunity to upskill your knowledge, learn from Canada’s top experts an earn 15 CE Credits before year-end. Plus, you have an opportunity to earn your Diploma in Advanced Family Tax Compliance.
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Bare Trust Filings: Are T3s Required for 2024?
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:
Ending Soon: Immediate Write-Off of Capital Assets Assets (DIEP)
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:
Charities, Abortions and Reproductive Counselling
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:
