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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?
Prescribed Interest Rates Remain Unchanged in Second Quarter
The CRA recently announced that the prescribed interest rates for the period April 1 to June 30, 2013 will remain unchanged from the previous quarter.
When Should Young People Learn Financial Literacy?
An interview with Evelyn Jacks, President, Knowledge Bureau, by Robert Martellacci, M.A. EdTech, President & Publisher, Mindshare Learning
Tax Audit Alert: Failure to Report Income Expensive
A business owner in Prince George, BC, Kewal Singh Raju (Raju), and his business, Raju Homes Ltd., plead guilty and were sentenced with hefty fines and jail time for income tax evasion. Raju was fined $113,164 and handed an 18 month Conditional Sentence Order. Raju Homes Ltd. was fined $74,366. The fines represent 75 percent of the taxes evaded.
Employed or Self-Employed?
Roller Hire v The Queen (2013). A common battle in the Tax Court of Canada is one between the designation of employee or independent contractor. The case of Roller Hire is a recent example, and Judge Hogan made some interesting comments for the Court.
RRSPs Down, TFSAs Up
Recent RRSP & TFSA savings statistics show that only 26% of eligible taxfilers contributed to an RRSP in 2010, but this dropped to 24% in 2011.
