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June 5, 2020

Ins and outs of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit

Since mid-March, the federal and provincial governments have announced the creation of numerous programs to help both individuals and Canadian businesses with the financial fallout of […]
April 5, 2020

Administrative measures – COVID-19

Suspension of review, audit and collection activities The Canada Revenue Agency regularly carries out review activities in which taxpayers are asked to provide documentation or other […]
April 5, 2020

Business measures – COVID-19

Wage subsidy program for employers The federal government will be providing eligible employers who have experienced a significant decline in revenues with a wage subsidy. For […]
April 5, 2020

Individual tax measures – COVID-19

Changes to filing and payment deadlines for 2019 returns Individual Canadians are generally required to file their tax returns for the 2019 tax year on or […]
December 14, 2019

Claiming a deduction for union or professional dues

Between now and the end of February 2020, Canadians will receive a variety of receipts for expenditures made during the 2019 taxation year. Some of those […]
November 14, 2019

Getting credit(s) for financing the political process

To win elections, politicians need votes. And to run the election campaigns needed to garner those votes, those politicians need an organization, volunteers, and money — […]
October 14, 2019

Shared-custody parents and the Canada Child Benefit

When parents separate and divorce, it is frequently the case that they are able to agree on an arrangement to share custody of their children. Such […]
September 14, 2019

Protecting your personal information – the Capital One data breach

By now, news of yet another data breach resulting in unauthorized access to personal information — especially financial information — has become so frequent as to […]
August 12, 2019

Accessing home equity in retirement – the reverse mortgage

An increasing number of Canada’s baby boomers are moving into retirement with each passing year and, for most of those baby boomers, retirement looks a lot […]