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China’s fiscal revenue growth in 2022 skids as COVID-19 jolts economy
People walk on a street in the Beijing's Central Business District (CBD), during the morning rush hour following the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday, in Beijing, China, January 30, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
advisor mutual funds
How to strategize RRIF withdrawals when markets are down
Gold nest egg concept for retirement savings and financial planning
investment ideas
Tips to better understand registered savings accounts and when to use them
Andrew Pyle
canada
Coronavirus Update: The impact of COVID-19 infections on the immune system, explained
The head of Ontario's critical care COVID-19 command centre has asked the province’s hospitals that treat adults to accept children 14 and older in need of intensive care to relieve pressure on pediatric hospitals. A paramedic attends to a patient in the hallway due to an at capacity emergency room at the Humber River Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Tuesday, January 25, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
the next move
With deadline looming, Toronto’s vacant-home tax may catch some owners by surprise
Homes on Vaudeville Dr. in Etobicoke, are photographed on Jan 10, 2023. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
report on business
Microsoft Canada’s Irish ownership offers a glimpse into multinationals’ tax strategies
The exterior of the Microsoft office in Toronto, Ont., photographed on Sunday, January 1, 2023. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail
globe investor
Secrets of becoming a ‘super ager’ – the third-act plan for this 62-year-old. Plus, how to crashproof your RRIF
Interested in more stories about retirement? Sixty Five aims to inspire Canadians to live their best lives, confidently and securely.
canada
Coronavirus Update: New research hopes to demystify diagnosis and treatment of long COVID
Registered nurse Liana Perruzza attends to a patient in a COVID positive room in the COVID-19 intensive care unit at St. Paul's hospital in downtown Vancouver, Tuesday, April 21, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
personal finance
Automakers want to charge you for subscriptions and aren’t giving up
FILE PHOTO: Automobiles are shown for sale at a car dealership in Carlsbad, California, U.S. May 2, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
opinion
Market watchers have little faith anti-flipping tax, foreign buyers ban will improve housing affordability in Canada
Kerry Gold
tax matters
Claim key deductions and credits to reduce your tax burden
Tim Cestnick
opinion
Why this contrarian economist thinks inflation isn’t so bad
David Parkinson
u.s. politics
U.S. House committee releases Trump tax returns, capping years-long battle
FILE - Former President Donald Trump arrives to speak at Mar-a-lago on Election Day, Nov. 8, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla. A House committee is set to release six years of Trump’s tax returns on Friday, Dec. 30, pulling back the curtain on financial records that the former president fought for years to keep secret. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
your practice
Globe Advisor’s Best of 2022: Top tax planning strategies
Canadian Taxes
tax matters
Your New Year’s resolutions should include the five pillars of tax planning
Tim Cestnick
energy and resources
Exxon sues EU in move to block new windfall tax on oil companies
A sign for an Exxon gas station is displayed in Upper Darby, Pa., Tuesday, April 26, 2022. Exxon Mobil reports quarterly financial results on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
young money
The Home Ownership Tax Shelter is unfair to Prairies, Quebec and Atlantic Canada
Paul Kershaw
canada
Coronavirus Update: Hearses queue outside Beijing crematorium, even as China reports no new COVID-19 deaths
A waiting area outside the Baoding No. 2 Central Hospital in Zhuozhou city in northern China's Hebei province on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. China only counts deaths from pneumonia or respiratory failure in its official COVID-19 death toll, a Chinese health official said, in a narrow definition that limits the number of deaths reported, as an outbreak of the virus surges following the easing of pandemic-related restrictions. (AP Photo)
u.s. politics
Trump paid no income tax in 2020, reported losses in office, records show
FILE - Former President Donald Trump speaks to guests at Mar-a-lago on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla. The Democratic-controlled House Ways and Means Committee is expected to vote Tuesday, Dec. 20, on whether to publicly release years of Trump’s tax returns — returns that Trump has tried desperately to shield. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
baseball
Carlos Correa agrees to US$315-million, 12-year contract with Mets after Giants deal falls apart: source
FILE - Minnesota Twins' Carlos Correa heads to the dugout after striking out swinging against Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Tyler Wells during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Monday, May 2, 2022, in Baltimore. The San Francisco Giants postponed a news conference Tuesday to introduce Carlos Correa after a medical concern arose during the All-Star shortstop's physical, according to two people with direct knowledge of the situation.(AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
energy and resources
British government sets out details of temporary tax on electricity producers
The Elizabeth Tower, commonly known as Big Ben, is covered in snow in London, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. Snow and ice have swept across parts of the UK, with cold wintry conditions set to continue for days. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
u.s. politics
U.S. House committee will release redacted Trump tax filings
FILE - Former President Donald Trump speaks to guests at Mar-a-lago on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla. The Democratic-controlled House Ways and Means Committee is expected to vote Tuesday, Dec. 20, on whether to publicly release years of Trump’s tax returns — returns that Trump has tried desperately to shield. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
analysis
Tax & Spend: The holiday musical edition
Patrick Brethour
canada
Coronavirus Update: Chief science adviser releases recommendations to combat long COVID
Deborah Sampson, left, a nurse at a University of Washington Medical Center clinic in Seattle, gives a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shot to a 20-month-old child, June 21, 2022, in Seattle. The U.S. on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022 open doses of the updated COVID-19 vaccines for most children younger than age 5. The Food and Drug Administration's decision aims to better protect the littlest kids from severe COVID-19 at a time when children’s hospitals already are packed with tots suffering a variety of other respiratory illnesses, too. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, file)
driving concerns
Do I have to pay an out-of-province photo-radar ticket?
A speed limit sign in Canada, sign states the maximum speed is 50 km/hr is that area.
alberta
Alberta introduces bill for $2.8-billion in inflation-fighting payouts, rollbacks
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith addresses the children’s medication shortage in Edmonton, on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. The province has secured five million bottles of children’s acetaminophen and ibuprofen for Alberta families. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
tax matters
This holiday season, don’t be like Scrooge and give to charity
Tim Cestnick
opinion
If stock buybacks are worth taxing, they are worth tracking
David Milstead
advisor news
Top year-end tax strategies for 2022
Canadian Taxes
globe investor
Canadians are spending less time in retirement. Plus, former Kensington Market business owner now revelling in his second act as musician
Musician Sal Borg, a retired former business owner, photographed with his guitars at his house, Toronto, November 22, 2022.
advisor stocks
Should investors avoid companies that spent billions on share buybacks as new taxes take effect?
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 10, 2022 employees build and test robots at Amazon's BOS27 Robotics Innovation Hub in Westborough, Massachusetts. - Amazon is preparing to lay off as many as 10,000 employees, The New York Times reported on November 15, 2022, making the e-commerce behemoth the latest tech giant to unleash a large-scale redundancy plan. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP) (Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images)
canada
Coronavirus Update: Two Chinese cities ease COVID-19 restrictions after anti-lockdown protests spread
People gather for a vigil and hold white sheets of paper in protest over coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions, during a commemoration of the victims of a fire in Urumqi, as outbreaks of COVID-19 continue, in Beijing, China, November 27, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
the next move
Real estate industry braces for foreign buyer ban
A real estate sale sign is shown in a west-end Toronto neighbourhood Saturday, March 7, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
analysis
Tax & Spend: Ottawa’s carbon crackdown in the East will blow a hole in provincial budgets
Patrick Brethour
advisor news
Key tax considerations for self-employed people who become employees
Shot of a group of businesswomen using a laptop during a meeting at work