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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?
T1 Course Uses “Thought Provoking Scenarios”
When it comes to enhancing and updating your skills, there is never a downside to a refresher. That’s what Diane Elliott, who is four courses into her Distinguished Financial Advisor (DFA) – Tax Services Specialist, strongly believes.
Assisting Exit-Ready Businesses
More than one million small businesses in Canada contribute somewhere between 25% and 41% to Canada’s GDP. These small enterprises also account for almost 78% of all private jobs created in Canada and about 70% of the total labor force1. This market is a sweet spot for advisors in the tax and financial services industry who are ready to provide education on recent tax changes and new planning opportunities.
Removal of Executor - Estate of Forbes McTavish Campbell
Sometimes executors fail to execute the duties of their positions with sufficient attention or integrity. In Estate of Forbes McTavish Campbell, the BC Supreme Court removed one of three executors in a rare exercise of that power. The executor was also required to pay special costs of the proceeding- a higher amount of costs reserved for parties who act especially reprehensively.
Tips for Executors: 10-Year Instalment Payment Option Elusive
Executors who face the problem of how to pay the taxes on the estate where the capital is tied up in capital assets have a way to solve the problem – if they can find it.
GREAT GRADS! Top Five Tips to Reduce Anxiety About Public Speaking
Millennials (ages 18 to 35) are confident in their abilities and fairly optimistic about the future, but they have greater stress levels than any other generation before them. Why? Despite their many traits for success—ambition, drive and the ability to work hard—it is difficult for them to find opportunities to prove themselves.
