Neil McIntyre is a Canadian (almost finished his CA) who blogs, pretty unusual for an accounting professional. He wrote a great little article titled 6 quick facts about the capital gains exemption...
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Neil McIntyre is a Canadian (almost finished his CA) who blogs, pretty unusual for an accounting professional. He wrote a great little article titled 6 quick facts about the capital gains exemption...
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Wow, this is something I thought I would never see a politician state publicly, one of those things like "When pigs fly!" and "Hell freezes over." Well apparently, pigs fly and...
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I hadn't heard of this budget item in the Federal Budget but this Tax Fairness initiative is supposed to stop a practice that has been in place since 1972. Flaherty's international tax...
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Why is it every time Alberta starts to do well the politicians line up to take their turn at pulling more money from our pockets? Where is their fiscal management and leadership? How much more in...
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Minority Conservative Government supports small business initiative to increase the Capital Gains Exemption. The recent Federal Budget filed by the Harper Conservatives increased the lifetime capital...
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File your taxes online via Canada Revenue Agency is easier than ever and the NETFILE internet service continues to grow in popularity. "Increasingly we hear from Canadians they prefer filing...
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As the owner of an iPod Photo, I paid the stupid tax two years ago that was tacked onto my iPod when I bought it. It was overturned and Apple nor London Drugs returned my money. Now the...
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Do any of our readers have information about what is going on in Canadian Forestry? I was reading the Toronto Star and ran across this article: "The company told us they wouldn't sell it to...
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I do not hear it anymore but when I first started in business my friends used to say, "You pay for lunch, it doesn't cost you anything because you get to "write it off." I would...
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Like most business owners December 31st is the date of your year-end. The next few days are the last chance you will have to make tax deductions for the year. Fortunately, there is a great resource...
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Tax cuts puts dollars back in the pockets of taxpayers, business owners, and stimulates the economy. The only problem? Will the conservatives still be in power to follow through their plan? I hope...
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Here is a interesting view of the value of a small business: "An essential part of strong communities is a strong small-business sector. They generate new products and services. They create...
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B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell and his B.C. Liberals said that if they cut taxes - the head offices will come. Well, The Tyee published a lengthy post titled "BC's Runaway Head Offices"...
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An editorial in the Edmonton Sun commented on the fact that the "Stephen Harper government is considering lowering the premiums we pay for the Canada Pension Plan as part of a "fiscal...
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Saskatchewan business owners a bit more upbeat due to tax breaks announced in the April provincial budget. The new provincial budget will lower corporate income tax rates to 12 per cent from 17,...
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On July 1st, 2006, the goods and services tax (GST) rate will be lowered from 7% to 6%. This also means that the harmonized sales tax (HST) rate will be reduced from 15% to 14% in New Brunswick,...
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