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Client Update – CRA Strikes During Tax Season!
Effective April 19th employees of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) have taken strike action, less than two weeks before the personal tax filing deadline for most Canadians. Please be aware that the CRA has indicated that they do not intend to extend the filing or payment deadlines for tax returns beyond the current May 1st deadline, or the June…
Read MoreClient Update – CRA Flipping Out on Quick Home Sales!
February 17, 2023 New legislation was introduced in 2022, which is effective on residential property dispositions starting January 1, 2023. A new residential property flipping rule was introduced to focus on those individuals that would purchase a house and then turn around and sell or “flip” the property shortly thereafter for a profit. When a…
Read MoreCLIENT UPDATE – Regional Opportunities Investment Tax Credit
The 2020 Ontario budget introduced a 10% tax credit for capital investments towards most buildings, made by a qualifying corporation on or after March 25, 2020. The 2021 Ontario Budget enhanced this credit to 20% for eligible expenditures after March 24, 2021 and before January 1, 2023. Most recently (September 8, 2022) the end…
Read MoreCLIENT UPDATE Luxury Tax – Effective September 1, 2022
The 2021 budget introduced the Luxury Tax and the new tax received Royal Assent on June 23, 2022. The Luxury Tax will apply to new cars and aircraft with a retail sales price over $100,000 and to vessels over $250,000. The tax is the lesser of 20% of the value above the threshold and 10% of the…
Read MoreBill 27: Working for Workers Act – Policy on Disconnecting from Work
Attention all business owners with a staff greater than 25, as of June 2, 2022. Bill 27: Working for Workers Act requires your company to have a policy on disconnecting from the workplace prepared. According to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) disconnecting form work is defined as “not engaging in work-related communications, including emails,…
Read MoreCLIENT UPDATE – Federal Budget 2022
April 8, 2022 On April 7, 2022 (Budget Day) Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced the budget, “A Plan to Grow Our Economy and Make Life More Affordable” (Budget 2022). Budget 2022 projects a deficit for the 2022-2023 year of $52.8 billion. The deficit is projected to decline to less than $10 billion over five years.…
Read MoreClient Update – Employment Standards Act, 2000 in Ontario, Infectious Disease Emergency Leave
Employers are beginning to find it difficult to differentiate between COVID-19 sick leave and regular. How do they compensate? Do they have to compensate? It can be very confusing. Read below for our HR Solutions teams summary of the COVID-19 updates top the IDEL and a link to the forms and process released by the…
Read MoreDan Dickinson Retirement
Dan Dickinson knew from an early age that his future lay in accounting. What he couldn’t have predicted then was that he would spend his entire 38-year career with one Belleville firm: Wilkinson and Company. That employment “streak” came to an end with his retirement on December 31, 2021. “I always loved solving math problems…
Read MoreCLIENT UPDATE – February 3, 2022COVID RELIEF PROGRAMS – GRANTS, CEBA LOAN EXTENSION, SUBSIDIES
Recently both the federal and Ontario governments have made announcements regarding new and existing COVID relief programs for businesses. The Ontario government announced two new grants, the Ontario Small Business Relief Grant and the Ontario Business Costs Rebate Program. The federal government provided a one-year extension for Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) loan repayments such…
Read MoreThings You Should Know for the Upcoming Tax Season
Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP): Contribution deadline: March 1, 2022 Note: contributions made by this date can be deducted form your 2021 taxable income. Maximum Contribution Limit: $27,830 Your RRSP deduction limit for 2021 can be found on your 2020 Notice of Assessment. 2021 Combined Marginal Tax Rates – Federal and Provincial (approximates per https://www.taxtips.ca/taxrates/on.htm):…
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