CRA updates guidance on underused housing tax | Advisor.ca
Mar 12, 2024 · AdobeStock / Reimar. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has provided updated guidance on filing obligations for the underused housing tax (UHT), even though the related legislative proposals have not been enacted.
How to unlock a life income fund | Advisor.ca
Jun 11, 2020 · Quebec: Nova Scotia: Nfld. Age range: Any age up to Dec. 31 of the year you turn 65: 55 to 64: 55 to 64: Maximum amount: 40% of maximum pensionable earnings ($23,480 in 2020)
Pros and cons of family trusts | Advisor.ca
Sep 25, 2024 · AdobeStock / Nishihama. While recent changes in federal tax policy may affect whether trusts represent the best planning strategy for some families, the vehicles still have benefits.Many Canadians settle trusts for their families for privacy purposes as well as to provide trustees the ability to gift to beneficiaries in accordance with the trust’s (and family’s) goals.
What the disability tax credit means for eligible Canadians and …
May 14, 2021 · iStockphoto Federal Budget 2021 proposed expanding eligibility for the disability tax credit (DTC) in the areas of mental functions and life-sustaining therapy. This is welcome news for thousands of Canadians who didn’t previously qualify. Not only does DTC eligibility offer immediate tax savings, but it opens the door to other tax benefits and programs to assist eligible Canadians with ...
Total TFSA contribution room to rise above $100K in 2025
Oct 15, 2024 · AdobeStock / Alex. The TFSA dollar limit will be $7,000 in 2025, matching the 2024 amount. That means the total contribution room available next year for someone who has never contributed to a TFSA and has been eligible to do so since its introduction in 2009 is set to be $102,000, up from $95,000 this year.
What happens to the capital gains tax changes if the government …
Oct 10, 2024 · iStock / tiger barb. Taxpayers who sold property earlier this year to avoid the federal government’s hike to the capital gains inclusion rate (CGIR) could regret having done so if the tax measure is not passed into law before the next federal election.
Essential tax numbers: Updated for 2025 | Advisor.ca
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Long-term care: How much it costs and how to pay for it
Jul 29, 2024 · iStock / Grandriver. Clients often don’t budget for long-term care in their retirement plans, which can be a considerable expense. While the public system is subsidized by provincial and territorial governments, clients must still pay out of pocket for part of the cost.
How much should an executor be paid? | Advisor.ca
Oct 4, 2021 · iStock.com / Sorbetto This article appears in the October 2021 issue of Advisor’s Edge magazine.Subscribe to the print edition, read the digital edition or read the articles online. Many executors accept their role out of personal duty to a family member or friend who has died, expecting no payment for the work.
Filing the deceased’s income tax return | Advisor.ca
Nov 29, 2023 · AdobeStock / NongAsimo. Executors have a duty to file tax returns and pay any tax liabilities on behalf of the deceased. As the legal representative of the deceased for the purposes of the Income Tax Act, the executor becomes that taxpayer to the extent of …