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What’s new for the 2021 tax-filing season?

by James Dietrich | Apr 2, 2021 | 2021, Blog, tax

Tax season is upon us once again. But since 2020 was a year like no other, the 2021 tax-filing season will also be different. Both how we worked and where we worked changed for a lot of us in 2020.Some Canadians got to work from home for the first time but saw no...

Leaving a Legacy

by James Dietrich | Mar 2, 2021 | Blog, Charitable Gifting, estate planning, Family, individuals

Leaving a legacyThere are so many options designed to help you to use a portion of your estate to benefit a good cause when you pass away. The estate planning process helps you to ensure that your estate is distributed as per your wishes and in the most tax efficient...

Extended COVID-19 Federal Emergency Benefits

by James Dietrich | Feb 22, 2021 | Blog, Coronavirus, Coronavirus - Associates, Coronavirus - Practice Owners, Coronavirus - Retiring

On Friday, February 19, 2021, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced an extension to several of the COVD-19 federal emergency benefits. The goal of this extension is to support Canadians who are still being financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.The...

Self-employed: Government of Canada addresses CERB repayments for some ineligible self-employed recipients

by James Dietrich | Feb 12, 2021 | Blog, Coronavirus, Coronavirus - Associates, Coronavirus - Practice Owners

Great news for some ineligible self-employed Canadians who received the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB). As per canada.ca:”Today, the Government of Canada announced that self-employed individuals who applied for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit...

TFSA vs RRSP – What you need to know to make the most of them in 2021

by James Dietrich | Jan 21, 2021 | 2021, Blog, RRSP, Tax Free Savings Account

If you are seeking ways to save in the most tax-efficient manner available, TFSAs and RRSPs can provide significant tax savings. To help you understand the differences, we compare: TFSA versus RRSP – Differences in deposits TFSA versus RRSP – Differences...

2021 Comparing TFSAs and RRSPs

by James Dietrich | Jan 11, 2021 | 2021, Blog, Family, individuals, investment, retirees, RRSP, tax, Tax Free Savings Account

If you are seeking ways to save in the most tax-efficient manner available, TFSAs and RRSPs can both be effective options for you to achieve your savings goals more quickly. However, each plan does have distinct differences and advantages / disadvantages. We’ve...

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