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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?
Yes: 91 votes
58.33%
No: 65 votes
41.67%
 

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CCB Filing Deadline News: Beware of Limitations

Most people know that when you miss filing a tax return your family will miss out on receiving the Canada Child Benefit.  However, did you know that you can retroactively claim the CCB by filing those missed returns?  How far back you can go, however, depends on what type of CCB you file for. 

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Tax Efficient Ways to Obtain Funds from Your Small Business

Small businesses are critical to the health of the Canadian economy.  According to a recent study by the Government of Canada, small businesses (1-99 employees as defined by the Government) represented 97.9% of all enterprises in Canada. According to the same study, these businesses employed 8.4 million individuals in 2019 or 68.8% of the private labour force. In addition, small business contributed 41.9% to the Gross Domestic Product generated by the private sector in 2016.  Now that we are in past-pandemic mode, understanding the needs of small businesses will pay off in better tax and financial planning solutions. 

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Tax Avoidance Versus Tax Evasion

You may ask yourself, what is the difference between tax evasion and tax avoidance?

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Need Answers to Tax Question?  Expand Your Toolkit

No time to wait for hours on hold with the CRA?  Expand your tax season toolkit with Knowledge Bureau’s suite of immediately implementable tools including EverGreen Explanatory Notes and the Knowledge Bureau Tax Planning Calculators.  These tools are designed to provide you with answers to trigger questions your clients have about tax efficiency and the important financial decisions they need to make.

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