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2016 Ontario Budget Commentary

  On February 25, 2016 Finance Minister Charles Sousa tabled his fourth Budget. The deficit for the 2015-16 fiscal year is projected to be $5.7 billion, which is $2.8 billion less than forecasted in the 2015 Budget. The deficit is projected to drop to $4.3 billion for 2016-17 and to be eliminated by 2017-18. Furthermore, […]

Ottawa holds steady on auto deduction limits and expense benefit rates for businesses

On December 24, 2015, Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced that, subject to two changes, the income tax deduction limits and expense benefit rates that applied in 2015 when using an automobile for business purposes will also apply in 2016. The two changes for 2016 are: The limit on the deduction of tax-exempt allowances paid by […]