Provincial

Practice

The salary-dividend decision after the small business rate cut

In part two of his two-part series, Bashar Qawas of Better Books Canada delves deeper into the unevenness of small business rate cuts in Ontario and Quebec
Business

A short history of welcome mats: How Alberta courted two types of newcomers on the grounds of demand and economic impact

Will Alberta’s tradeoff of tax breaks for tax revenue for AI data centres end like the Alberta is Calling campaign — far too successful for its well-being?
Practice

The small business rate cut that partly reverses in January

In part one of a two-part series, Bashar Qawas of Better Books Canada explains the timing mismatch in cuts to the small business corporate income tax rate
Business

Alberta: Taxation bump curbs tourism momentum in short-sighted tradeoff, warns industry leader

The province appears to underplay the role a robust tourism economy could play in insulating its accounts from geopolitical vagaries like the price of oil
Business

Alberta farmers lukewarm about federal gas tax suspension

Suspension of the federal fuel excise tax by the now majority government of Mark Carney will pressure on the UCP Smith government in Alberta to follow suit.
Business

Ontario: Province announces lower business tax

The provincial government is proposing to cut Ontario’s small business corporate income tax rate from 3.2 per cent to 2.2 per cent as of July 1 this year
Business

Taxpayers group urges Manitoba to permanently cut gas tax as fuel prices rise

The American-Israeli assault on Iran is causing prices to surge at the pumps. Taxpayer advocacy groups are now calling for gas tax cuts to lower the impact
Business

B.C. budget tax measures lay burden of austerity on the poorest in province

British Columbia's Finance Minister says "this is not an austerity budget." Let's look at the numbers and see for ourselves, say Marc Lee and Andrew Longhurst
Thought Leaders

As Alberta separatists court the U.S., prosperity is fuelling a sovereigntist turn

The separatist movement and its grievance politics ignore the poor choices Alberta itself has made in terms of taxation, royalties and economic investment
Municipal

Ontario: Province urged to close funding gaps as York Region faces mounting pressures

As provincial contributions fail to keep pace with growing needs, York Region warns of larger program costs shifted onto the municipal property tax base
Practice

Saskatchewan: Increases in tax credits and affordability measures

Tax credits aimed at helping with affordability are also increasing including the Low Income Tax Credit, the Disability Tax Credit and supplement and more
Practice

CPA Ontario fines former KPMG Canada partner $50k over failed Laurentian University audit

Laurie Bissonette, who led the KPMG audit engagement team just prior to Laurentian filing for insolvency, also had her fellowship designation suspended