Vacant Home Tax and Underused Housing Tax – All Bases Covered
There are two taxes—one city and one federal—for the whole issue of vacant or underused residential properties. This is a policy by both...
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Every business or individual can make better decisions with access to financial details that are accurate. This is where I come in. To take advantage of my services, contact Dean Constand CPA Professional Corporation in Toronto.
- Jan 6
TAX SEASON UPDATE
Below I have highlighted both business and personal tax updates as a follow-up to the 2021 and 2022 Federal Budgets. There are...
- Dec 1, 2022
SOME HOUSEKEEPING
Dear Client, I would like to draw your attention to two useful accounts, My Service Canada Account (MSCA), and the Ontario Business...
- Oct 15, 2021
SOME PRACTICAL TIPS FOR CYBERSECURITY
Becoming more digital in a post-Covid world was a good thing. We became more efficient, more productive. But there is always a...
- Oct 4, 2021
THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY – DEFICITS, INFLATION, PRODUCTIVITY AND TAXES
You can touch, smell, hear and see the semblance of normalcy all around us. Finally touch someone. Smell the restaurant food. Hear the...
- Sep 16, 2020
COVID -19 UPDATE: LANDLORDS - HELP SMALL BUSINESS WITH GOVERNMENT RENT RELIEF!
Dear Client and Friend, I hope you all had a wonderful Canada Day. On Canada Day the government extended the CECRA (Canada Emergency...
- Jul 30, 2020
COVID-19 UPDATE – IT’S TIME TO OPEN UP
Dear Client and Friend, For those of you who like numbers, remember from your school days that if the denominator of a fraction gets...
- Apr 19, 2020
COVID-19 UPDATE – IN THE SPIRIT OF TRUST
Dear Client and Friend, I’ve been listening to speakers such as Canadian author Malcolm Gladwell and CNN’s Fareed Zakaria on the Munk...
- Apr 7, 2020
COVID-19 - LEAN ON ME
Dear Client and Friend, ‘Lean On Me’ and ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’ are tunes my family grew up with. Bill Withers passed away this week, may...
- Apr 1, 2020
COVID-19 - IMPORTANT DETAILS FROM THE PRIME MINISTER
Dear Client and Friend, On Friday, March 27, 2020, the federal government announced additional economic assistance in response to...
- Mar 29, 2020
COVID-19 - LATEST FEDERAL GOVERNMENT UPDATE
Dear Client and Friend, Yesterday the federal government introduced the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), which replaces the...
- Mar 26, 2020
COVID-19 UPDATE
I hope you are all making lemonade out of lemons, and doing your part in “physical distancing”, which I prefer to use instead of “social...
- Mar 9, 2020
DO YOU NEED PROBATE?
“An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.” ― Benjamin Franklin I have always said that an educated client is my best...
- Nov 5, 2019
INCOME TAX UPDATE 2019 – POST ELECTION
More on the Federal Budget 2019 Easier Access to Scientific Research & Experimental Development Program (SRED) Canadian controlled...
- Oct 27, 2019
MORNEAU’S CHRISTMAS MINI-BUDGET – WRAPPED WITH GOOD GOVERNMENT AND TAX BREAKS
December 13, 2018 – Small Business Needs On November 21st Finance Minister Bill Morneau unveiled the 2018 Fall Economic Statement....
- Oct 27, 2019
2016 TAX SEASON UPDATE #2
April 8, 2017 – Personal Income Tax How much do we each pay for our health care in Ontario? Health care has been in the news lately...
- Oct 27, 2019
THE TAX BENEFITS OF TAKING CARE OF OUR ELDERLY
December 13, 2018 – Personal Income Tax The benefits of taking care of our elderly are indeed reciprocating, both for the caregiver and...
- Oct 27, 2019
FILING YOUR TAXES FOR 2013, WHAT’S NEW?
March 13, 2014 – Personal income Tax Safety deposit box payments made after March 20, 2013 are no longer deductible. Adoption expense tax...
- Oct 27, 2019
HARPER TAX CREDITS GONE
April 25, 2016 – Personal Income Tax What we used to call the “Harper Tax Credits” will disappear after you file your tax return this...
- Oct 27, 2019
PROPOSED MORNEAU/TRUDEAU TAX CHANGES – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
October 2, 2017 – Small Business Needs Dear Client, Let’s face it, taxes are not something the public likes, nor understands. When it...
- Oct 27, 2019
ESTATE PLANNING… ARE YOU READY?
March 13, 2014 – Personal income Tax 1. Minimizing income taxes and other taxes or “probate fees” payable on death. 2. Ensuring...
- Oct 27, 2019
YEAR-END TAX TIPS
December 3, 2013 – Personal Income Tax December 2011 Dear Client, Happy Holidays! I would like to take this opportunity to thank you...
- Oct 27, 2019
GLOBAL DOWNTURN – WHEN THE MUSIC STOPS, KEEP DANCING
August 17, 2019, Small Business Needs Even though the big investors are betting for the music to stop with a global downturn, there is a...
- Oct 27, 2019
SALARY OR DIVIDENDS OR BOTH?
December 3, 2013 – Small Business Needs November 2011 Dear Client, If you are a small business owner and you have a corporation, you...
- Oct 27, 2019
FEDERAL BUDGET 2019 – A BREATH OF FRESH AIR
March 21, 2019, Personal Income Tax Welcome Spring with a Budget that is a breath of fresh air! “Protecting the environment and growing...
- Oct 27, 2019
ESTATE PLANNING CHECKLIST (PART 2 – TRUSTS)
Do you want to give some of your estate away today during your lifetime by way of a living trust to those who are entitled to benefit...
- Oct 27, 2019
2016 TAX SEASON UPDATE
February 26, 2017 - Personal Income Tax RRSP Contribution Deadline Wednesday March 1, 2017. Your RRSP deduction limit shows up on you...
- Oct 27, 2019
FAMILY COTTAGE TRANSFER
December 3, 2013 – Personal Income Tax October 2011 Dear Client, Welcome to my blog! The old format of my newsletters discussing both...
- Oct 27, 2019
A GOOD DEED A DAY KEEPS THE TAXMAN AWAY
December 13, 2018 – Personal Income Tax A wise old man said to me once, “A good deed a day is enough, and sometimes it doesn’t hurt to...
- Oct 27, 2019
ESTATE PLANNING MADE SIMPLE
Estate Planning Checklist (Part 1) October 20, 2014 – Personal Income Tax Do you want to give some of your estate away today during...
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