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October 2024 Poll
October was small business month! Do you think more Canadians today are interested in starting their own businesses?
Last Chance to Enrol in Advanced Tax Update Workshop
Learn all the details behind the lines on the 2015 T1 return. But hurry: registration ends Friday January 15. Designed for the busy tax and financial professional, Knowledge Bureau’s Advanced Tax Workshop is custom-designed to provide the most recent advanced updates from CRA and Finance Canada and to shake out the cobwebs in time for tax season. Ideal for training new and returning staff, too.
Become a Certified Tax Practitioner: Start Online Today to Earn Your Diploma
The time is now to earn a diploma as a Certified Personal Tax Practitioner. These professional credentials offer you the chance to have a current and well-rounded educational experience and get work in a career that’s in high demand.
TaxCycle: DAW Sponsor Bringing Financial Advisors Into the Future
Knowledge Bureau is pleased to announce that TaxCycle will join the January Personal Tax Update Workshop tour as a national sponsor. Founded in January 2010, Calgary-based Trilogy Software Inc. creates tax software for accountants and tax professionals.
Household Debt Growth Outpaces Growth in Assets and Income
Perhaps it’s the Christmas spirit. Canadians appear to be putting the warnings to curtail their debt and prepare financially for tougher times on the back burner. This according to Statistics Canada, which just released the disconcerting news that the ratio of household credit market debt to disposable income rose to 163.7% in the third quarter of 2015. That’s up from 162.7% in the second quarter. Credit market debt includes consumer credit, mortgage loans, and non-mortgage loans.
Federal Government Takes Action to Stabilize Housing Market
Buying real estate in 2016? Be prepared to come up with a bigger down payment. Changes to government-backed mortgage insurance rules were announced last week to maintain a healthy, competitive, and stable housing market.
