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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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How Do I Report My Employee Stock Options?

An employer may provide employees with the opportunity to purchase shares in the employer’s corporation at some future date, but at a price that is the current market price when the option is granted. 

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Understanding Synthetic Dispositions – Short Sale of Similar or Identical Property

We continue our Synthetic Dispositions series this week with a look at the short sale of similar or identical property.

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The TFSA is Your Ticket to Tax Freedom

Make sure you contribute $5,000 for each resident adult in the family every year.

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CRA Gives Guidance on GAAR Rulings

Since 1988, 1,125 files have been referred to the GAAR Committee, according to recent statistics from CRA; CRA presented this and other statistics as it went through the GAAR process at the CRA & Professionals Breakfast Seminar in Toronto on June 6. 

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United States Senate Approves New Online Tax Scheme

South of the border, our American friends have proposed new legislation aimed at imposing sales tax on customers shopping at large online retail websites.

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