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CRA interest rates on outstanding taxes increasing

Tax Bulletin: CRA interest rate on outstanding taxes will soon reach 10%

The period of relatively low Canada Revenue Agency interest rates on overdue taxes seems like a distant (and fond) memory. Those charges are now hitting an uncomfortably high level that creates potential new challenges for taxpayers. Beginning in January 2024, CRA prescribed interest rates on overdue or outstanding balances will climb to 10 per cent—from […]

Ottawa announces prescribed rate loan increase

Canada Revenue Agency prescribed rate increases for Q2 2023

For the fourth consecutive quarter, the Canada Revenue Agency  prescribed rate has increased by a percentage point. The rate used to calculate taxable benefits for shareholders and employees from interest-free and low-interest loans is now 5 per cent—up from 4 per cent in the first quarter of the year—for the period ending June 30th, 2023. The […]

Interest rates are rising. It’s time to shock-proof your balance sheet

It’s no surprise that debt-carrying entrepreneurs have been on edge of late. They’ve watched interest rates climb steadily over the past 18 months, pushing well past the historic lows that became normalized in the soft recovery that followed the Great Recession of 2008-09. Indeed, the Bank of Canada raised its benchmark rate several times over […]