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This Week’s Edition of KBR:

December 2024 Poll

Should the $250 Working Canadian Rebate be passed into law to provide tax relief to individuals with working net income under $150,000, who also contribute to the CPP?
Yes: 30 votes
15.54%
No: 163 votes
84.46%
 

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Retirement Income Layering

Here’s the tax secret: Income layering of all your income sources in retirement can help you get a better after-tax result, and help you preserve your capital for the future, too.

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The Caregiver’s Return – Tax Deductions And Credits

Imagine this true-to-life situation: A single daughter brings her stricken mother into her home to care for her after she has suffered a stroke.

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Canadian Forces Personnel and Police Get Tax Break

Since 2004 certain members of the Canadian forces or a Canadian police force serving on a deployed operational mission that is assessed at a high risk level. 

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Who is Eligible for the Old Age Security Pension?

According to Services Canada, this depends on your age and your years of residence in Canada.

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Re-Accumulation: Thinking It Through

Don's incredulous. He’s a do-it-yourself investor and he has had a bad several years. His half a million dollar RRSP portfolio is now worth $250,000. He wants to know: What does it take to recover and re-accumulate $250,000 over the next ten years—the time Don has left until retirement?

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