This Month’s Poll
The automobile deduction limits raised — the CCA ceiling for passenger vehicles to $39,000 plus tax for 2026. In your opinion, is that high enough?The World’s Largest Minority – Disabled People
Disabled people represent the world’s largest minority. There are 1.1 Billion people in this category around the world and the reality is that this is a minority group everyone has the potential to join – any time. Planning for incapacity is therefore a prime-of-life topic that advisors must raise proactively in order to maximize the opportunities for preparedness and importantly, the assistance that may be available through the tax system.
Tax Provisions That Can Help Defray Disability Costs
The pandemic has underscored the important role of caregiving in Canadian society. But even before the pandemic 25% of Canadians aged 15 and older – close to 8 Million people- were involved in caregiving to a family member or friends with a long-term disability or age-related decline. These caregivers have key unmet needs
Joint Borrowing: Checklist for Disaster Management
In a climate of rising interest rates, Home Equity Lines of Credit (HELCO) and other joint borrowing opportunities can present a new risk for two generations in the family. Joint borrowers need to be aware of the dangers ahead and the tax consequences; all reasons why that’s an important part of a year-end tax planning conversation.
Tax Planning: Labour Mobility Deduction for Tradespeople
The April 2022 federal budget, introduced a Labour Mobility Deduction for skilled tradespeople and apprentices who need to temporarily relocate for work. It’s important to advise eligible taxpayers about this, so they keep receipts to back up the claims retroactively to January 1, 2022.
Baby Boomers Own 42% of Small Businesses in Canada – What Happens When They Retire?
In Canada, as in many advanced economies, the age group that grew the fastest in recent years was those aged 65 and over. That’s not pandemic-related, it’s simply the aging of the baby boomers. Those over 65 tend to have the lowest labour force participation rate, and that has been pulling down the growth of Canada’s labour force in recent years, according to recent remarks by Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada. In addition, many small businesses in Canada are owned by Baby Boomers. There’s a potential problem if Baby Boomers own a business and plan to use the money they’ve invested to pay for their retirement years.
“From bad to worse? Next year’s economic risks are already here”
Nothing like a positive headline to grab your attention. The Financial Post article goes on to say: It’s been a miserable year for the global economy. And things could get worse with a mild recession potentially on the horizon. In an extreme downside scenario, this could wipe out US$5 trillion in global output, according to Bloomberg Economics. So, what to do?
