New Consultations: Modernizing Tax Rules for Charities
As the last remnants of a scrumptious Thanksgiving weekend subside, it is appropriate to take a look at the health and issues surrounding the charitable sector in Canada. Serendipitously, the federal government is seeking your views on how the tax rules for registered charities and the Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) administration of these rules could be modernized. A new consultation was launched on October 8 and here’s what the government wants to know, by December 3, 2026:Looking for CE credits in 2023? Knowledge Bureau has World Class Financial Education for you
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Asset Management and The Price of Lettuce
The price of lettuce in Canada – up over 35% in a year – is still an eyebrow raiser, despite the easing of the inflation rate in January to 5.9%, according to Statistics Canada. What does that have to do with Asset Management? Simply that 2023 is proving to be a tough financial year and advisors need to up their game to manage the concerns of anxious taxpayers and investors who are tapping into portfolios to pay for inflation and recent interest rate hikes, and coming up soon – their tax bills.
