Last updated: Mar. 29, 2018
“A Plan for Care and Opportunity” On March 28, 2018, the Honourable Charles Sousa presented his seventh budget as Minister of Finance. The budget contains several tax measures affecting individuals and corporations, including the elimination of the high-income surtax from the calculation of total Ontario personal income tax. Highlights Surplus of … Read more
Last updated: Mar. 26, 2018
The Comprehensive & Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) The CPTPP agreement (formerly the 11-member Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, or TPP-11) was signed by its member states, including Canada, on 8 March 2018. The agreement covers a market of 495 million people with a combined GDP of CAD$13.5 trillion, or nearly 13.5% of global … Read more
Last updated: Mar. 23, 2018
On March 22, 2017, the Honourable Joe Ceci, President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance, presented his fourth budget and the fourth budget of Alberta’s NDP government. The budget contained no new taxes, and no new tax increases or decreases that had not previously been announced. Highlights Deficit of $8.8 … Read more
Last updated: Mar. 21, 2018
Bitcoin has taken the world by storm and if you jumped on even just a few months ago you may be sitting on a rather large gain. (Or a loss if you bought at it’s peak in December.) You may be wondering if any profits in your Bitcoin or other cryptocurrency … Read more
Last updated: Mar. 20, 2018
“Stronger Services and Supports” On 20 March 2018, Nova Scotia Finance and Treasury Board Minister Karen Casey tabled the province’s fiscal 2018–19 budget. The budget contains a few tax measures affecting individuals and corporations. Highlights Surplus of $21.3 million projected for 2017-18 Surplus of $29.4 million forecast for 2018-19 fiscal … Read more
Last updated: Mar. 14, 2018
It’s tax season. For many small business owners in Canada, this is a season of dread: making sure your bookkeeping is in order and up-to-date, collecting receipts, and taking time to fill out the Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) often confusing tax forms. Unfortunately, waiting until the last minute can lead to … Read more
Last updated: Mar. 13, 2018
Keeping Our Promises … Real Progress for Manitobans On March 12, 2018, the Honourable Cameron Friesen presented his third budget as Minister of Finance. The budget contains several tax measures affecting individuals and corporations. Although the budget does not include any changes to Manitoba’s corporate or personal tax rates, it … Read more
Last updated: Mar. 6, 2018
AgriStability – What’s New for 2018 A new 2018 Program was recently announced and, while there were only some minor changes, it is an opportunity for you to evaluate your Ag Risk Management, which includes AgriStability as an option. AgriStability is one of the risk management programs that was offered under … Read more
Last updated: Mar. 2, 2018
Earlier this week we provided a summary of the 2018 federal budget. There were a lot of concerns about how this latest budget would affect Canadian small business owners. For starters, there are a large number of key items in the 2018 federal budget which small business owners should pay close … Read more