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We are thrilled to welcome Eric Bunn, CPA, CA as a Principal to the firm. Eric has a strong background as a tax and assurance professional with over 10 years experience specializing in working with privately-owned businesses and not-for-profit organizations. In his previous roles, Eric provided tax planning and advisory, to organizations ranging from start-up entrepreneurs
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Canadian taxpayers have faced great uncertainty in the wake of the Government of Canada’s proposed changes to the capital gains inclusion rate in the 2024 budget. The change was to take effect June 25, 2024, was then delayed until 2025 and delayed again until 2026. While incoming Prime Minister Mark Carney has vowed to scrap
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Are Your Trusts Lined Up In A Row? In 2018, the Federal government proposed new tax legislation (the “New Rules”) for trusts, which was passed into law on December 15, 2022. The New Rules take effect for trusts with taxation years ending on or after December 31, 2023 and impact both trust filing and disclosure
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Under the new trust reporting rules introduced in late 2022, certain charities and non-profit organizations (NPOs) will be required to file an annual T3 Trust Income Tax and Information Returns (T3 returns) for their “express trusts”. The T3 filing will be required for any express trusts held after December 30, 2023, and is due by
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On November 3, 2022, the Federal government’s 2022 Fall Economic Statement confirmed that recently enacted income tax compliance rules for trusts will take effect for taxation years ending on or after December 30, 2023. The new rules impact bare trusts, which are commonly used by real estate owners to hold title of their properties. What
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The bad news: In Canada, you cannot claim your home mortgage principal payments when doing your taxes, if you’re a small business owner and work from home. The good news: there is a lot you can claim. You can deduct a portion (we’ll address how much later) of many home expenses required for running your
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Deadline for CEWS Applications for Periods 1 Through 5 Please note that January 31, 2021 is the deadline for applying for CEWS for the Periods 1 through 5 (March – July 2020). These claim periods will be closed after January 31, 2021. Deadline for CEWS Applications for Period 6 Commencing with Period 6 (August 2020),
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The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in many employees working from home. As a result, working-from-home tax deductions on their 2020 personal income tax returns has become a hot topic. On December 15, 2020, the CRA released information on a number of employment-related issues, including home office expenses and Form T2200. Highlights of the CRA release on home office
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There are new reporting requirements applicable to the completion of the 2020 T4 slips and summaries. Additional T4 reporting requirements will apply to all employers, and will help the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) validate payments under the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS), the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), and the Canada Emergency Student Benefit (CESB).
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On December 15, 2020, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) released information on a number of employment-related issues in response to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including employer provided taxable benefits and allowances. These positions are effective from March 15, 2020 to December 31, 2020. Commuting Costs (including parking) The CRA has always taken the
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On December 21, 2020 the Department of Finance Canada announced the automobile income tax deduction limits and expense benefit rates that will apply in 2021 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Changes to the Automobile Deduction Limits in 2021 There is only one change to the automobile deduction limits and benefit rates that applied in
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On November 5, 2020, Finance Minister Rod Phillips presented the Province’s budget. The Ontario 2020 budget: Permanently increases the Employer Health Tax exemption to $1 million; Proposes a new Seniors’ Home Safety Tax Credit for the 2021 taxation year; Extend filing deadlines for the Ontario Research and Development Tax Credit; and, Extends filing deadlines for
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