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KTL Chartered Professional Accountants
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204 – 5811 Cooney  Road
Richmond, BC V6X 3M1
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2015 NEWSLETTERS

 

December 2015 Newsletter

  • Tax Treatment of Put and Call Options
  • Non-Residentials with Canadian Rental Income
  • Child Care Expenses
  • Prescribed Interest Rates
  • Around the Courts

November 2015 Newsletter

  • Tax Treatment of Put and Call Options
  • Non-Residents with Canadian Rental Income
  • Child Care Expenses
  • Prescribed Interest Rates
  • Around the Courts

October 2015 Newsletter

  • Taxation of Trusts
  • Transfer of Dividend to Higher Income Spouse
  • Shareholder Loans
  • Around the Courts
     

September 2015 Newsletter

  • Tax Shelter Dangers
  • Emigration from Canada
  • Charity Donation Receipts
  • GTS/HST Between Related Corporations
  • Around the Courts
  • Erratum
     

August 2015 Newsletter

  • Associated corporations
  • Death of Income Taxes
  • Sale of Building with Terminal Loss and Land with Gain
  • Reserves for Receivables
  • Prescribed Interest Rates
  • Around the Courts
     

July 2015 Newsletter

  • The income Attribution Rules
  • Inter-Corporate Dividends
  • Superficial Losses
  • Around The Courts
 

June 2015 Newsletter   

  • The 2015 Federal Budget, Nice Changes and New Perspectives
  • Dangers of Filing a Corporate Return Very Late
  • Around the Courts
 

May 2015 Newsletter

  • Employee Stock Options
  • Foreign Exchange
  • Gains and Losses
  • Caregiver and Infirm Dependent Credits
  • Making Tax Instalments
  • Earned Income for RRSP Purposes
  • Around the Courts

April 2015 Newsletter

  • Major Changes affect Will Planning
  • CRA Online Services
  • Registration of Tax Preparers to Start in 2016-2017
  • GST/HST - Risks of Dealing with a shady Supplier
  • Severe Penalty for Repeated Unreported Income

March 2015 Newsletter

  • Major Changes affect Will Planning
  • CRA Online Services
  • Registration of Tax Preparers to Start in 2016-2017
  • GST/HST - Risks of Dealing with a shady Supplier
  • Severe Penalty for Repeated Unreported Income

February 2015 Newsletter

  • Tax Bracets and credit amounts for 2015
  • Personal Use Property
  • Carrying Losses over to other years
  • Tax Brackets and Credit Amounts for 2015
  • Moving from Canada - Tax Implications
  • Testamentary Trusts: Last year for Preferential Taxation
  • Prescribed Interest Rates
  • Around the Courts

January 2015 Newsletter

  • Moving Expenses
  • Taxation of Spousal and Similar Trusts
  • Capital Gains Exception
  • Partnership Information Returns
  • Around The Courts

2014 NEWSLETTERS

December 2014 Newsletter

  • New Tax Benefits for Families With Children
  • HST Quiz – Is Your Business Charging Properly?
  • RRSP Deduction Limits
  • Foreign Tax Credit – Make Sure The Foreign Tax is Mandatory
  • Buying Property From  A Non-Resident
  • Around The Courts

November 2014 Newsletter

  • Child Fitness Credit Doubled And Will Be Refundable
  • Replacement Property – Possible Tax Deferral Principal
  • Residence Exemption Reserves For Receivables and
  • Unearned Receipts Around the Courts

     

October 2014 Newsletter
 

September 2014 Newsletter

  • Ten Common Tax Mistakes
  • The tax cost of leaving or (or losing) your job
  • When can the CRA no longer reassess you

August 2014 Newsletter

  • RRSP Home Buyers' and Lifelong Learning Plans
  • Write off Bad Debts and Worthless Shares
  • Child Care Expenses

     

July 2014 Newsletter

  • Employee Deductions
  • Shareholder Loans
  • RRSPs, RRIFs and Spousal Attrition Rules

June 2014 Newsletter

  • Are you a Director of a Corporation? BEWARE!
  • Estate Planning and Estate Freezing
  • Around the Courts: The new Housing Debate
     

May 2014 Newsletter

  • Taxation on Death: "Deemed Disposition Rules"
  • Transfer and Carry Forwards of Tuition & Educational Credits
  • Child Tax Benefits and UCCB: Invest without Attribution
 

April 2014 Newsletter

  • Federal Budget Highlights
  • Allowable Business Expenses Loss
  • Capital Gains Splitting with your Minor Children


March 2014 Newsletter

  • US Citizens BEWARE! Your bank is telling on you!
  • Deducting Interest Expense
  • The TFSA comes into its own
  • Innocent Under-reporting of income: HUGE PENALTIES
     

February 2014 Newsletter

  • 2014 Prescribed Automobile Amounts
  • 2013 Meal and Wheel Vehicle rates for moving expenses
  • TAX-DEFERRED Transfers to your Corporation
  • Deduction of Premiums for Life Insurance Used as Collateral
     

January 2014 Newsletter

  • Indexation of Personal Tax Amounts for 2014
  • Character conversion transactions
  • Eliminating Labour-sponsored tax credit

2013 NEWSLETTERS

December 2013 Newsletter

  • Year End Tax Planning Ideas
  • Employer-provided Parking
  • Zapping the zappers

November 2013 Newsletter

  • Carrying over losses to other years
  • Employer-provided education payments for your children
  • Foreign Exchange Gains
  • Sickness, Accident or disability insurance plans for employees

October 2013 Newsletter

  • Taxation of Trust and Proposed Changes
  • Moving Expenses
  • Gains and Losses from Personal-Use Property

     

September 2013 Newsletter

  • Immigrating to Canada
  • Giant Technical Bill Passed - Hundreds of Tax Changes
  • What if you disagreed with the CRA?

     

August 2013 Newsletter

  • Renting out your Home - Effect on Principle Residence Exemption
  • Spousal and Child Support Payments
  • Higher Tax for Personal Services Business Corporation

July 2013 Newsletter

  • Income Tax Relief for First time Home Buyers
  • Registered Education Savings Plan
  • New Penalty Tax for EPSPS
  • New Loss-Trading Rules for Trusts

     

June 2013 Newsletter

  • Transferring your Shares to your RRSP
  • Selling a Condo Parking Space - Surprise Refund
  • The GST or HST Component of settling a Business Dispute




    May 2013 Newsletter
  • Federal Budget Highlights
  • Employee Loans
  • Business Car Expenses
  • Small Business Deduction

     

April 2013 Newsletter

  • Replacement rules for Capital Property
  • Shareholder loans
  • Capital Gain Reserves
  • Eligible and non-Eligible Dividends

     

The FEDERAL BUDGET COMMENTARY 2013

Federal Budget 2013

March 2013 Newsletter

  • Employee or Independent Contractor?
  • Sales Taxes - GST, HST, PST or QST?
  • Sarting a Home Business - Points to Ponder

Feb 2013 Newsletter

  • Prescribed automobile amounts for 2013
  • Superficial Losses
  • Taxation on Death
  • Income Splitting and the Attribution Rules
  • Children's Fitness and Arts Credits
  • ERRATUM Re: Child Care Expenses
     

Jan 2013 Newsletter

  • Indexation of Personal Tax amounts for 2013
  • TFSA Limit Increased for 2013
  • Automobile Stand-by and Operating Charge Benefits and GST/HST
  • Child Care Expenses
  • Adoption Tax Credit
  • CPP Contribution rates for 2013

2012 NEWSLETTERS

December 2012 Newsletter

  • Year End Tax Planning Ideas
  • Be Careful about NOT reporting all your income
  • GST on First Nations Reserves
  • You can be reliable for a family member's tax debts
  • Around the Courts

November 2012 Newsletter

  • Changes to employee profit sharing plan rules
  • Transferring Property to your corporation
  • Employer-paid tuition and related costs
  • Employee Gifts and Awards

     

October 2012 Newsletter

  • Tax Credits for people supporting infirm Dependants
  • Trusts for Minors
  • Reductions to Investment Tax Credits

September 2012 Newsletter

  • Would you like some Tax-Free income?
  • Charging GST OR HST on disbursements
  • Employer Provided Child-Care

August 2012 Newsletter

  • Canada Revenue Agency Closes Telefile Service
  • Personal Loans to your Children
  • Loss Carryovers
  • Personal use Property
     

July 2012 Newsletter

  • Principal Residence Owing Exception
  • Moving Expenses
  • Carry back of Estate Losses
  • TAX-FREE ROLLOVERS between Spouses

June 2012 Newsletter

  • Tax preparers will have to file electronically
  • HST changes coming: BC OUT, PEI IN, NOVA SCOTIA DOWN
  • Tax Collection across international boundaries

May 2012 Newletter

  • Federal Budget Hilights
  • TAX-FREE Rollovers to certain TYPES OF TRUSTS
  • Home Office Expenses
  • A ssociated Corporation Rules


Federal Budget Commentary to Download (PDF)

April 2012 Newsletter

  • New RRSP Penalties
  • Transfer of Dividend Tax Credit to Spouse
  • Public Transit Credit
  • Apprentice Tax Credit
     

March 2012 Newsletter

  • "Rectification" - Fixing Tax Mistakes
  • Spousal Supports - Payments to Third Parties
  • Leap Year Reminder - Trust T3 Returns
  • GST or HST on Wheelchairs
     

February 2012 Newsletter

  • Recording your Business Automobile Expenses
  • Prescribed automobile amounts for 2012
  • Employee Loans
  • Shareholder Loans
  • CRA Simplified Rates for Moving Expenses incurred in 2011
     

January 2012 Newsletter

  • Indexation of amounts for 2012
  • Changes for eligible Dividends in 2012
  • Changes to Employee and Shareholder Benefit Rules
  • Shareholder Loans
  • Tax Benefits for First-Time Home Buyers
  • CRA Warns of "Tax Protester Schemes"

2011 NEWSLETTERS

December 2011 Newsletter

  • The Leap Year Bites - Watch those Deadlines!
  • Make Money Volunteering for a Charity
  • Watch out for Short Taxation Years
  • Do you make Donations to US Charities?

November 2011 Newsletter

  • New Family Caregiver Tax Credit
  • Taxation of Trusts and Beneficiaries
  • Estates adn Testamentary Trusts

October 2011 Newsletter

  • The CRA on over-contributions to TFSA's
  • The "Kiddie Tax"
  • Child Care Expenses
     

Sep 2011 Newsletter PDF

  • Emigration from Canada
  • U.S. Citizens and Tax Free Savings Account
  • Come HST/GST Quirks you might need to know

August 2011 Newsletter PDF

  • CRA Policy on Employee Gifts and Awards
  • Details of the Children's Arts Tax Credit
  • The "Equavalent to Spouse" Credit
  • Tax Alert: CRA warns of PHISHING Schemes
 

July 2011 Newsletter PDF

  • Federal Budget Highlights
  • Tax-Free Rollovers to your corporation
  • No attribution for invested child care benefits


June 2011 PDF

  • Corporate Tax Rates going Down
  • A Tax Tip when you make Investments
  • Capital Dividends - A way to get Tax-free Dividents

May 2011 PDF

  • Pension Income Splitting
  • Deducting Premiums on Life Insurance used as Collateral
  • Transfers to Spouses
  • Carryover of Losses

April 2011 PDF

  • New Rollover to Registered Disability Savings Plan
  • Moving Expenses
  • Repair Costs on Rental Property
  • Expenses for Commissioned Employees

     

March 2011 PDF

  • PRE-2011 STOCK OPTIONS — ELECTION DEADLINE MAY BE APRIL 30
  • CAPITAL GAINS OR INCOME?
  • HIGH TAXES ON MODEST EMPLOYMENT INCOME

February 2011 PDF

  • Registered Education Savings Plan
  • Filing Requirement for Partnerships– NEW CRA POLICY
  • 2011 Automobile Reduction and Benefit Limits
  • General Corporate Tax

January 2011 PDF

  • Indexation of Amounts for 2011
  • Changes for Eligible Dividends
  • Transfer of Dividend Tax Credits to Spouse
  • Home Office Expenses


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Key Points Canada's COVID-19 Economic Response Plan March 2020

General Info on Personal Income Tax Returns

Personal Tax Planning Checklist (Canada)

Personal Tax Planning Checklist (USA)

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