The federal legislation implementing the GST/HST holiday on select items, which will be in place between December 14th 2024 to February 15th, 2025, has passed in the House of Commons and—barring any surprises in the Senate—will soon become law. The legislation does not include the proposed Working Canadians Rebate for qualifying taxpayers, which (as outlined […]
In the wake of the Ford government’s decision to issue $200 tax rebates to most Ontarians in early 2025, Ottawa has decided to take a similar policy approach to assuage Canadians’ cost-of-living anxieties. The Trudeau government yesterday announced plans for a two-month GST/HST holiday on a wide range of consumer goods, along with a new […]
As the Notice of Ways and Means Motion that will implement the federal government’s increase to the capital gains inclusion rate lingers in a House of Commons brought to a virtual standstill by recent privilege debates, the Canada Revenue Agency has officially announced that it is administering the tax change, which was first tabled in […]
Ottawa has upheld its long-delayed carbon tax commitment to refund a portion of federal fuel charge proceeds to small to medium-sized businesses in provinces where the charge applies. The recently announced Canada Carbon Rebate for Small Businesses promises to return fuel charge proceeds from 2019-20 through 2023-24 to approximately 600,000 Canadian-controlled private corporations with between […]
The rules around bare trust reporting are shifting again. The Canada Revenue Agency yesterday announced that bare trusts will be exempted from filing a T3 Income Tax and Information Return, including Schedule 15 (Beneficial Ownership Information of a Trust) for the 2024 tax year. The exception will be in cases where the CRA directly instructs […]
The federal government’s decision earlier this year to increase the capital gains inclusion rate caused considerable consternation among entrepreneurs, professionals and other affected taxpayers. Many stakeholders—including business and industry advocacy groups—called for a rethink, reversal or at the very least a delay of the policy change to allow individuals and business owners to plan. But as […]
THE TAX IMPLICATIONS OF YOUR SIDE HUSTLE Nowadays, a lot of people are using a side business or additional source of income to augment their primary income. The tax implications of these extra sources of income are frequently misunderstood or overlooked entirely. The side-hustle could involve earning money via the gig economy, selling goods online, […]
The Canada Revenue Agency prescribed rate will remain at 5 per cent for the fourth quarter of 2024—the period from October 1st to December 31st. It is the second straight quarter the rate has remind unchanged. The prescribed rate reached record highs following the peak of the pandemic in 2022, surging to 6 per cent […]
HOW DO THE NEW CAPITAL GAINS RULES AFFECT YOU? In April, as part of the Federal Budget, the finance minister announced a change to the capital gains inclusion rate from 50% to 66.67%, effective from June 25, 2024. No matter your level of wealth, this change likely WILL affect you at some point. So, what has […]
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S HOUSING PLAN The Liberal government’s Budget of April 16, 2024 (budget.canada.ca) has committed billions of dollars to support building new housing, recognizing that the shortage of housing in Canada has become a serious crisis, and hoping to get almost 4 million new homes built over the next 7 years. Some of the measures proposed […]
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