by Shane Schepens Originally published by CPABC’s Industry Update.   [caption id="attachment_20604" align="aligncenter" width="975"] BrianAJackson/iStock/Getty Images Plus[/caption]   To date, approximately 1,100,000 people in BC have applied for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), while over 8,245,000 people have applied for it nationally. Originally intended to last sixteen weeks, the...

If the average Canadian family paid their annual taxes (from all levels of government) up front each year, it would take them from January 1 until the beginning of June. From this perspective, Tax Freedom Day serves as a symbolic indicator to mark when you are...

This tax season, if you are sending information to someone on our team, we encourage you to use our secure file sharing portal called The Exchange....

We just finished tax season and I am currently consumed with the issue of RRSPs. I am consumed - and you should be interested - because I reviewed hundreds of returns over the past month. I have a wealth of knowledge over the impact of...

Welcome to tax season!   My thoughts and comments in this forum are seldom about taxation. Have you noticed? My thoughts go towards improving the quality of life for staff, clients and family. So I find myself staring at a blank screen (that is a bit misleading,...

Are you paying more taxes?   The CRA recently released the 2017 Indexed Personal Amounts. As of January 1, 2017 the inflation rate used to index the 2017 tax brackets and benefit amounts is 1.4 percent.   This is important information for you to review because it affects tax...