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January 2025 Poll
Do you agree with extending the charitable donations giving deadline to February 28, 2025 for the purposes of reducing taxes on the 2024 tax return?
In Crisis? Average Retirement Age Grows for Some
A report updated on July 31 from Statistics Canada provides new data on who is retiring in Canada and when. Is there in fact a retirement planning crisis in Canada? Who is experiencing it? You might be surprised at these new facts. You may also want to weigh in on your observations on August 16 at noon when we present a national Meeting of the Minds with the Society of RWMs™. Check out the stats and the pointed questions we will be asking our participants to weigh in on August. Your opinion matters. Please join us.
Distinguished Advisors and Speakers Headline the 20th Anniversary Distinguished Advisor Conference
Evelyn Jacks, President of Knowledge Bureau, is delighted to announce the headliners who will grace the prestigious stage at the Distinguished Advisor Conference (DAC), November 12 to 14 at the spectacular Banff Springs Hotel. This includes the outstanding MCs - two New Advisor of the Year Award winners – and a powerhouse of tax, investment, insurance, retirement and estate luminaries over the two day event.
CE Summits September: What Matters is What You Keep
What matters is what you keep. There is no doubt your clients are interested in knowing how to inflation-proof and recession-proof their wealth and navigate successfully through emerging risks from the CRA. To accomplish the former, advisors must have broader knowledge in tax on upcoming tax changes and how astute investment planning in a very new economic environment can help clients maximize after-tax income and reduce capital erosion. This year, real estate tax changes are in focus.
FHSA – New Tax Forms Available
There are very specific rules for opening, withdrawing from and closing a First Home Savings Accounts (FHSA), the newest registered savings plan in Canada. It’s very advantageous to qualifying savers, as it provides a tax deduction, tax free growth of savings and a tax free withdrawal when a qualifying home is acquired. But it’s best to seek the help of a qualified tax services specialist and RWM™ on the financial services side, to complete the transactions. Those advisors must know about a couple of new forms just released for qualifying withdrawals and transfers.
Why Do Canadians Owe $51 Billion?
At $7,218, the average balance due to CRA at the end of June was unprecedented. Does this surprise you? It’s the poll question we asked our Knowledge Bureau Report readers last month and, no surprise, 75% of our respondents said yes it did. Since then, the number has risen even higher to $7,322 as of July 24. The amount of money owed on 7,006,135 tax returns filed by Canadians is over $51 billion – exactly $51,301,022,379. What’s changed? It can depend on many factors.
