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Maximize Your Savings With a Personalized Tax Plan

Last updated: Feb. 10, 2016 
As a small business owner, you need to spend as much time as possible analyzing and optimizing your tax return. You don’t want to miss out on a single potential deduction, after all – every dollar that you could have saved, but failed to, is a dollar that your business might … Read more

15 Tax Tips for 2016 [Part 1 of 3]

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Last updated: Jan. 20, 2016 
Do you feel like 2016 is going to be a great year for your business, one where you’ll reach your goals? Hope always springs eternal when Jan. 1 comes around, and this year is no different. However, many Canadians aren’t as optimistic about reaching their goals as they’ve been in the … Read more

Scammers Posing as CRA Agents

Scammers Posing as CRA Agents

Last updated: Oct. 28, 2015 
Photo: Nate Brideau Local Tax Specialist with FBC works in his office on Portage Avenue. He recently helped a client deal with a scam artist trying to bill her with close to $5,000 of charges. Photo by Ruth Bonneville. This story originally appeared in the Winnipeg Free … Read more

FBC Partners With Ag More Than Ever

FBC Partners With Ag More Than Ever

Last updated: Oct. 14, 2015 
Let’s tell the real story of Canadian agriculture, together. FBC is proud to announce our official partnership with Agriculture (Ag) More Than Ever. What’s Ag More Than Ever? It’s a national, industry-wide cause made up of over 425 partners and 1,500 agvocates, all dedicated to improving perceptions, changing misperceptions and creating … Read more

Did You Receive a Tax Instalment Letter this Year?

Last updated: Aug. 31, 2015 
Originally published May 28, 2014. If you received a tax
instalment letter
from CRA?
Give us a call!
1.800.265.1002 CRA requires taxpayers to make quarterly tax instalments when there’s a large amount owing in previous years. If your net tax owing for 2013 or 2014 was greater … Read more

September – Time to Change Your Small Business Tax Plan?

Last updated: Aug. 26, 2015 
Whether you have kids or not, September always brings thoughts of school, changing seasons and new beginnings. So, taxes may be the last thing on your mind. That’s why FBC is here; to always be working to make your life less taxing and put more money in your pocket. The Fall … Read more

Bookkeeping, Taxes and Small Business

Bookkeeping, Taxes and Small Business

Last updated: Aug. 24, 2015 
For many small business owners, few tasks are as daunting as handling their own bookkeeping. That doesn’t have to be the case, though, in more ways than one: there’s affordable, top-shelf bookkeeping support available to farmers and small businesses across Canada, and the firms offering it can help to make paying … Read more

Is Revenue from Oil Companies for Land Lease Taxable?

Is Revenue from Oil Companies for Land Lease Taxable?

Last updated: Aug. 17, 2015 
Despite the precipitous decline in oil prices, or maybe because of it, farmers and land owners are increasingly being approached by oil companies for access to their properties for exploration of oil and natural gas resources. Although Alberta and Saskatchewan farmers have had longtime experience with this issue, Manitoba farmers are … Read more

What are Your Rights and Responsibilities During an Audit?

Rights and Responsibilities During an Audit

Last updated: Jul. 27, 2015 
What do you have to do when you’ve been audited – and what rights do you retain throughout the process? That’s the question we’ll be helping to answer today. Once you receive a notice that indicates that you’ll be audited, you need to prepare the documents requested by the CRA auditor. … Read more