The British Columbia Climate Action Tax Credit (BCCATC) has been cancelled as of April 1, 2025, along with the cancellation of the carbon tax itself. This means there will be no more quarterly BCCATC payments. While the CRA will still issue retroactive payments for previous benefit years, the last BCCATC payment was on April 4, 2025.
With less than a month to go before the tax-filing deadline, scores of Canadians say their online accounts with the Canada Revenue Agency still aren’t showing a variety of tax slips, including, for many, the crucial T4s that record employment income.
The issue is linked to a CRA systems update that has resulted in some tax-slip providers, […]
Capital gains
Under proposed changes, the capital gains inclusion rate will increase to 2/3 for capital gains realized after June 24, 2024. However, a new capital gains reduction will apply so that the effective inclusion rate for capital gains of $250,000 or less will remain at 1/2 for dispositions after June 24, 2024. In addition, […]
New Simplified Home Office Deduction
The CRA recognizes that more employees are required to work from home. This may result in additional costs for the employee, which should be allowed as a deduction on their tax returns.
The CRA has issued a new policy in recognition of the special circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic. Employees working from home over 50% of their […]
Tips for Reducing the Tax Impact on Death
You may have been putting considerable energy into saving for retirement, but what about estate planning? If you want your assets to pass through as easily as possible to your beneficiaries, it’s worth speaking to an advisor and doing some planning early on.
“There are many things to consider during the planning process,” says […]
Taxation of investment income earned in a corporation
When there is surplus cash in your corporation, the first step is to determine if the business will need the funds in the near future. Perhaps your corporation will need the excess cash to make tax instalments or a major business acquisition. If you decide to invest the surplus cash in your corporation, […]