Budget expands access to Home Buyers’ Plan (April 2019)
Both changes in the job market and increases in real estate prices
over at least the past decade have made the goal of home ownership
an elusive or even impossible one for many Canadians, especially
y...
What to do when you can’t pay your tax bill (April 2019)
Most taxpayers sit down to do their annual tax return, or wait to
hear from their tax return preparer, with some degree of
trepidation. In most cases taxpayers don’t know, until their return
is ...
Paying the taxman – how and when (April 2019)
Our tax system is, for the most part, a mystery to individual
Canadians. The rules surrounding income tax are complicated and it
can seem that for every rule there is an equal number of exceptions
or ...
When and how to file this year’s tax return (March 2019)
Each year, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) publishes a statistical
summary of the tax filing patterns of Canadians during the previous
filing season. Those statistics for the 2018 show that the vast
m...
It’s tax filing – and tax scam – season (March 2019)
For many years now, there has been a persistent tax scam operating
in Canada in which Canadians are contacted, usually by phone, by
someone who falsely identifies himself or herself as being a
represe...
What’s new on this year’s tax return? (March 2019)
While Canadian taxpayers must prepare and file the same form – the
T1 Income Tax and Benefit Return – every spring, that return form
is never the same from one year to the next. The one co...
More debt … and more interest (February 2019)
The fact that debt levels of Canadian households have been
increasing over the past decade and a half can’t really be called
news anymore. In particular, the ratio of debt-to-household-income,
w...
RRSPs and TFSAs — making the annual contribution (February 2019)
For most taxpayers, the annual deadline for making an RRSP
contribution comes at a very inconvenient time. At the end of
February, many Canadians are still trying to pay off the bills from
holiday spe...
Taking advantage of pension income splitting (February 2019)
Income tax is a big-ticket item for most retired Canadians.
Especially for those who are no longer paying a mortgage, the
annual tax bill may be the single biggest expenditure they are
required to mak...
Quebec Pension Plan Premiums for 2019 (January 2019)
The Quebec Pension Plan contribution rate for employees and
employers for 2019 is 5.55%, and maximum pensionable earnings are
$57,400. The basic exemption is $3,500....
Tax deadlines and limits for the 2019 tax year (January 2019)
Each new tax year brings with it a listing of tax payment and
filing deadlines, as well as some changes with respect to tax
planning strategies. Some of the more significant dates and changes
for indi...
Year-end planning for your RRSP and TFSA (December 2018)
Most Canadians know that the deadline for making contributions to
one’s registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) comes after the end
of the calendar year, around the end of February. There are,...
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