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March 2025 Poll

In your view, has CRA improved its services to clients and tax preparers this year?
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Back to School Tax Tip: Understand and Use the RESP

Did you know that dentistry, pharmacy, medicine and law are the professions with the highest undergraduate tuition fees in Canada, ranging from $10,000 to $18,000 per year? The average tuition fee for all faculties is just under $6,000 a year. With this in mind, most families could find it challenging to fund their family’s lifelong educational needs. The Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) can help.

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7 Factors for Classifying Your Side-Gig Income with the CRA

About 32 per cent of workers are starting their own businesses on the side for a variety of reasons — including 25 per cent of those who earn more than $75,000 and 19 per cent of those with income over $100,000. For tax purposes, it’s critical to know the difference between someone who is employed and someone who is considered self-employed.

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Will Robo-Advisors Threaten the Future of Your Financial Services Business?

As a financial advisor, you rely on technology to do your job effectively, but it’s also a disruptor in the industry these days. Robo-advisors are a force to be reckoned with, offering automated services that provide low-cost advice. Are they turning financial advice into a commodity? Will you be priced out of the market? How can you compete with robo-advisors?

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Life Purpose – The Importance of Education

“Learning is not compulsory... neither is survival.” —W. Edwards Deming

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Combating Fake News & DIY Wealth Management Trends

As a society, we have become over-confident that we can do anything, whether or not we have the skills and knowledge to, because of the wealth of information that’s available at our fingertips. Unfortunately, in the era of fake news, it becomes challenging to discern fact from fiction.

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