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How should small business owners set up their finances as they start their company?
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A few tax changes affecting Santa could affect you too
Tim Cestnick
Tim Cestnick
Top tips to trim your tax bill and beef up your returns before the end of 2021
A Very Tax and Spend Holiday Message
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Tax ideas inspired by songs of the holiday season
Tim Cestnick
Tim Cestnick
On inflation indexing, Chrystia Freeland is ahead of her time
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Holiday family gatherings are a good opportunity to clearly communicate your estate plans
Tim Cestnick
Tim Cestnick
A provincial prayer – Give me a budget surplus, just not yet
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Understand the nuances of paying your family salary before year-end
Tim Cestnick
Tim Cestnick
Why Quebec has Canada’s hottest economy – and growing equalization payments
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How to make donations that make a difference – for charities and for you at tax time
Tim Cestnick
Tim Cestnick
Canada’s new provincial powerhouse: Quebec set to outstrip peers for economic growth in 2021
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Four ways to help out your favourite charity with life insurance
Tim Cestnick
Tim Cestnick
When it comes to CEWS, it’s your money – but none of your business
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Year-end tax strategies for seniors to avoid bigger tax bills
Why GIS clawbacks are a concrete lifejacket
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There is time before year-end for business owners to save taxes
Tim Cestnick
Tim Cestnick
Don’t listen to the internet chat groups: You still have to pay tax on crypto
Scotiabank’s $7.9-million tax riddle
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There’s time before year-end for investors to save tax
Tim Cestnick
Tim Cestnick
Mind the (pandemic benefits) gap
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Employees should consider these strategies before year-end to pay less tax
Tim Cestnick
Tim Cestnick
Why conservative criticisms of carbon pricing are full of hot air
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10 post-election tax and personal finance changes to expect
Tim Cestnick
Tim Cestnick
What is driving the decline in self-employed workers?
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Strategies to consider when buying a second property
Tim Cestnick
Tim Cestnick
The U.S. elephant’s tail risk
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This is how the principal residence rule works for Canadian homeowners
Tim Cestnick
Tim Cestnick
Ottawa’s secret provincial bailout
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If you want to own a property, consider these strategies first
Tim Cestnick
Tim Cestnick
The investment crisis that nobody talked about in the 2021 campaign
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When helping your children financially, it pays to leave a paper trail behind
Tim Cestnick
Tim Cestnick
Tories, Liberals and NDP eye billions of dollars from cracking down on tax dodgers
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RESP withdrawals take some planning, so be prepared
Tim Cestnick
Tim Cestnick
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Three problems the Liberals’ proposed tax on highest income earners will cause
Tim Cestnick
Tim Cestnick
Why labour loathes the Tories’ gig worker proposals