Tax

Home business balancing act

This Advisor.ca Special Report is sponsored by: Economic recessions, painful though they may be, are the cradles of creativity. As people lose their jobs, many will finally embark on a long-held dream of self-employment. The allure of setting their own hours and reaping the rewards of their hard work drives many to start their own […]

By Oliver Bertin |April 6, 2010

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Tax credits: Use them or lose them

This Advisor.ca Special Report is sponsored by: Clients often wonder whether it makes sense to save up their eligible tax credits—like those for charitable donations—over several years and claim them all at once. Unless they’re not paying tax at all, the answer to that question is usually no: if they have them today, they should […]

By Kate McCaffery |April 6, 2010

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Pushing the tax deadline

By the time you read this column, chances are both you and most of your clients have already filed their 2009 tax returns. The normal filing deadline is April 30th but if you or your spouse or common-law partner were self-employed in 2009, your returns are due on June 15. But any taxes for 2009 […]

April 1, 2010

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Step-by-step selling

It's in the advisor’s interest to provide assistance should an entrepreneur consider selling their business

By Mark Groulx |April 1, 2010

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