It has gotten to the point that whenever the government is giving something back to the Canadian tax payer that one should maybe read the fine print that comes with it. Whenever there are steps taken to put a few more bucks back into the pockets of the tax payer it seems like there…
Well we all knew that an election was on the horizon and it’s officially been kicked off. Now is the time that the average tax payer starts to listen to the views of those politicians that are running for office in regards to their stance on taxes. Taxes are probably the biggest bone of contention…
Business owners often have to form a juggling act when it comes to trying to balance their business responsibilities with their home life. In order for a business to do well it takes a big time commitment and a whole lot of enthusiasm. Sometime especially when getting a business off the ground it demands more…
There certainly was a lot of hoopla made by the conservative government for the introduction of the Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB). This week the “we did good” pot was stirred with the promoting of the $3 billion lump sum payments for this benefit. Families who were eligible should have received their first seven…
Everytime the yearly budget is released by the Government the public in general is only caught up in the big issues that the government wants to focus on. What many don’t realize is that there are tons of potential changes in the budget that go grossly unnoticed yet can play a big part in an…
In this year’s budget (2015) the government introduced a non refundable tax credit which is called the HATC (Home Accessibility Tax Credit). This pertains to expenses that can qualify for renovations to a dwelling of a person. There are three areas that need to be qualified. One is the renovation themselves, two is the dwelling,…
Most business owners at least in the first few years of their business are at it non stop. They may have thought when first wanting to own their business that once they got it going the rest would be easy. Owning your own business normally doesn’t mean nine to five hours, and the stress…
There are a lot of people who are unemployed right now, and there are a lot of people who want to start their own small business. Both of these groups will often take a look at selling products through a different level operation. This type of selling can be very lucrative, but before entering into…
For many people their taxes are over and done with for another year. For others the tax issue is an ongoing thing. These are the individuals who have gotten themselves into a tax mess that is snowballing. While almost any type of debt involves interest, the mounting interest on a tax debt…
When you first start out in business no matter whether it is going to be a small or medium sized entity, you are carefully monitoring the money situation. There are always start up costs, and then there are ongoing costs throughout the life of the business. Your most interest will always lie with the…
