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April 2025 Poll

Do you believe our tax system needs to be reformed and if so, what would be your first improvement? If not, what do you like about it?
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No: 1 votes
1.47%
 

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With Almost $2 Trillion of New Wealth Coming – Are You Prepared?

“Global Wealth 2022: Standing Still Is Not an Option” from Boston Consulting Group (BCG) predicts that $80 trillion in new wealth will be created over the next five years, including almost $2 trillion in Canada to a total $9.4 trillion. Are you prepared for this transfer of wealth? Become an advisor for the future:  take a bold step and differentiate your practice by earning your RWM™ Designation.

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Great Choices for T1 Tax Training – The Virtual and In-Person CE Summits and More!

Knowledge Bureau is proud to offer two options for tax and financial advisors who want to shore up their T1 tax knowledge at Canada’s foremost T1 Advanced Tax Update!  Join us live and in person if you’re in the Toronto area on February 7, 2023 ( yes,  you can even go to a Toronto Raptor’s game that night!) or take the Virtual T1 Advanced Tax Update from the comfort of your home or office on January 18, 2023.  But we also have options if you need T1 Tax Training now for new or returning staff.

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The Largest Wealth Transfer in History – Many Will Transfer to Charities

Baby Boomers and Gen X are already in the process of transferring their wealth to Millennials and Gen Z. However, increasingly the solution to wealth transfer for singles will be to plan a donations strategy.  Consider these reasons individuals donate to charities:

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Is the CPP Sustainable: Pre-Retirees Will Soon Find Out

Is the Canada Pension Plan sustainable, and if so, are further premium rate increases required?  The 31st Actuarial Report on the Canada Pension Plan (CPP)[1] is expected to be released before the end of December, 2022 and it should shed important light on how expensive these source deductions may yet become. 

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Capital Cost Allowance Changes: Immediate Expensing

Did you know that asset purchases before the end of this year could qualify for immediate expensing – that is, a full expense deduction for capital purchases?  Yes, you read that correctly.  Certain eligible asset purchases can be immediately expensed in the year the asset becomes available for use. This provision has recently been expanded to also include sole proprietors and many partnerships in 2022. 

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