Knowledge Bureau Report
LEARN MORE. EARN MORE. SHARE MORE.

News Releases Media Releases View Poll

Subscribe to KBR




STAY UP-TO-DATE WITH BREAKING TAX AND INVESTMENT NEWS.

A thorough analysis of today’s financial news—delivered weekly to your inbox or via social media. As part of Knowledge Bureau’s interactive network, the Report covers current issues on the tax and financial services landscape and provides a wide range of professional benefits, including access to peer-to-peer blogs, opinion polls, online lessons, and vital industry information from Canada’s only multi-disciplinary financial educator.

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: 105 votes
82.03%
No: 23 votes
17.97%
 

Cast Your Vote

What is a Principal Residence for Tax Purposes?

With the Senate scandal dominating the news, the issue of what is a principal residence for tax purposes seems an appropriate question.

Read More

Tax Consequences of Holding a Mortgage

Where a taxpayer has disposed of a capital property and a portion of the proceeds is receivable after the end of the taxation year, the taxpayer may claim a reasonable capital gain reserve for the funds not yet received.

Read More

TFSAs: A Part of Sound Year-End Planning

With year-end tax planning now in our thoughts, one investment option to consider is the Tax Free Savings Account (TFSA). 

Read More

Income After Death

What happens with income earned after death? Most payments received by the deceased after death will have to be returned.

Read More

How much of my training costs can I claim as a business deduction?

Training costs will not be deductible if they are considered to be “capital” in nature—that is, if they result in a lasting benefit to the taxpayer.

Read More