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This Week’s Edition of KBR:

July 2024 Poll

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%
 

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New Canadian Tax Reforms Fail to Address Modern Challenges

Just how much is too much tax? For whom? In case you missed it, Canada is in the midst of a contentious tax reform that increasingly advocates the defeated reforms of yester-year.

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Victims of Bank Fraud: Who’s on the Hook?

The head of the Royal Bank of Scotland came under fire this month for saying bank fraud victims shouldn’t expect automatic refunds. But the comments made by CEO Ross McEwan, essentially blaming consumers for being careless with their PINs and passwords, are already in line with how some Canadian banks handle consumer fraud claims.

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Life Purpose – The Value of Learning

“Anything that you learn becomes your wealth, a wealth that cannot be taken away from you; whether you learn it in a building called school or in the school of life. To learn something new is a timeless pleasure and a valuable treasure.” —C. JoyBell C. 

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Innovative Approaches to Economic Uncertainty and Relationship Management

What does Canada’s economic future look like? How can your relationship management and prospecting strategies help you evolve your financial services business to remain at the cusp of innovation as the industry transforms?

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Free Info-Session: Effects of Tax Proposals on Private Businesses

The business community continues to voice concerns about the tax reforms proposed on July 18, 2017. These tax proposals target private corporations and their shareholders; specifically, tax rates on certain passive income could rise to 73 per cent, putting small businesses in particular at risk.

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