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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?
Tips for Managing Tax Debt: Over 7 Million Owe Nearly $7,000
As Canadians face both soaring temperatures and a summer of rising prices, there is another hot issue emerging: tax debt. Of the 28 million returns filed as of June 13, just over 7 million of them had an average tax debt $6,739. With the proprietorship deadline of June 15 ending last week, this tax debt – and the number who owe it could increase. It’s the first type of debt to pay attention to. Here’s why:
Disability Tax Credit – What’s Current, What’s New and When
Taxpayers in Canada who have a severe and prolonged impairment of physical or mental function will qualify for the disability amount if they get their doctor (or nurse practitioner) to attest to that on Form T2201 Disability Tax Credit Certificate, sent the completed form to CRA and CRA approves the claim based on the T2201. The April 2022 Federal Budget introduced a number of changes to the criteria for eligibility for the credit, but these will only be available once the legislation (included in Bill C-19) receives Royal Assent. This is imminent at the time of writing. Here are the details:
Disability Income Supplement: New Income Source for Those Under 65?
After spending close to $12 million to reform government processes and rollout new federal disability programming, the government reintroduced legislation to create the New Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) on June 2. It is meant for those under age 65, but it is unclear when this new income-tested source will actually be in the hands of the disabled and in what amounts. Here is what we know so far:
MFA-P™ Discovery Seminar…Today! Can Advisors Build Their Business by Supporting Their Community?
There’s still time to join us today, June 23 at 12 PM CST/ 1:00 PM EST to spend some time discussing how professional advisors and charity professionals can work collaboratively to enhance the client/donor experience. Lead by panelists MFA-P™ alumni Candice Jay and Aneil Gokhale, this MFA-P™ Discovery Seminar is one you don’t want to miss! RSVP now!
DAC 2022: Financial Peace of Mind Through the Emotional Despair of Climate Change
Most advisors know how difficult it is to discuss financial matters when there are other issues in the family: conflict, disability or financial worry. Imagine this barrier: how to unlock the deep moral injury young people feel about the institutional and generational betrayal of their mindset; in particular, their significant distress about the enormous existential threat they face in their future. Learn more about why this matters in tax and financial planning with Dr. Britt Wray at DAC Acuity 2022 in Niagara Falls, October 16-18.
