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Oct

By Zarmeen S General Knowledge No Comments

It’s Thanksgiving Weekend — But Did You Know Gifts to Family Members Can Have Tax Consequences?

Thanksgiving is a time for generosity. And for many Canadians, that generosity extends beyond the dinner table — parents helping adult children with a down payment, grandparents putting money away for grandchildren, spouses pooling and shifting investments to the partner in the lower tax bracket. These are natural, well-intentioned moves. But the Canada Revenue Agency […]

Sep

CRA Instalment Payments: Who Has to Pay, When, and What Happens If You Don’t

Every year, thousands of Canadians are caught off guard by a letter from the CRA asking them to start making quarterly tax payments. For many, it’s the first time they’ve heard the term “tax instalment” — and the letter arrives with a dollar amount and a deadline that have already passed. If that sounds familiar, […]

Sep

By Zarmeen S Corporate and Small Business Tax Strategies, General Knowledge, General Tax Strategies & Life Planning No Comments

Year-End Tax Planning: 10 Moves to Make Before December 31

Most Canadians think about taxes in April. The problem with that approach is that by April, the tax year is already closed — you’re simply reporting what happened, not changing it. The window to actually reduce your tax bill is the period between now and December 31. As a CPA, I’ll tell you that the […]

Aug

By Zarmeen S General Knowledge, Tax Planning, Tax Preparation No Comments

Crypto and the CRA: What You’re Required to Report (and What Happens If You Don’t)

If you bought, sold, or earned cryptocurrency at any point in the past few years, you have tax obligations with the Canada Revenue Agency — whether you realized it or not. This is one of the most common misconceptions we encounter in practice: the belief that cryptocurrency transactions are either anonymous, exempt from tax, or […]

Aug

By Zarmeen S General Knowledge, General Tax Strategies & Life Planning, Tax Planning, Tax Preparation No Comments

Cashing In on Your RESP: How to Withdraw Education Savings the Smart Way

If you’ve spent years diligently contributing to a Registered Education Savings Plan, this fall might be the moment it all pays off — your child heads off to college or university, and it’s finally time to pull money out. But here’s something that surprises a lot of parents: the way you withdraw from an RESP matters just […]

Aug

By Zarmeen S General Knowledge, General Tax Strategies & Life Planning, Real Estate Taxation, Tax Preparation No Comments

Selling Your Home in Canada: The Tax Rules Every Homeowner Should Know

For most Canadians, the family home is the single largest asset they’ll ever own — and one of the few that can be sold at a substantial profit without paying tax on the gain. That’s thanks to the principal residence exemption, one of the most valuable provisions in our tax system. But “tax-free” doesn’t mean […]

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It’s Thanksgiving Weekend — But Did You Know Gifts to Family Members Can Have Tax Consequences?

CRA Instalment Payments: Who Has to Pay, When, and What Happens If You Don’t

Year-End Tax Planning: 10 Moves to Make Before December 31

Crypto and the CRA: What You’re Required to Report (and What Happens If You Don’t)

Cashing In on Your RESP: How to Withdraw Education Savings the Smart Way

Selling Your Home in Canada: The Tax Rules Every Homeowner Should Know

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