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Facebook Applications Dashboard Tries to Address Privacy
Filed under: Identity Theft, Technology In a continuing quest to upgrade their reputation regarding user privacy, Facebook has updated their site to allow you to more easily find, inspect and delete...
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Buying Government Bonds: A Safe Haven in Uncertain Markets?
Filed under: Family Finances, Financial Crisis, Investing, Retirement and RRSPs Recently the Mexican Government issued a series of century bonds, which are bonds that pay interest for the next 100...
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Be On Alert: Fake 'CRA' Emails Are Phishing for Your Financial Info
Filed under: Identity Theft, Taxes, Technology Some acquaintances told me they had recently received an email that claimed the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) had a refund for them "after the last annual...
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Last Chance to Get a Special Tax Break on Business Computers
Filed under: Taxes, Technology If you're a small business owner contemplating the purchase of a new computer, you should buy it before February. This will be your last chance to benefit from a...
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Year-End Checklist: What Your Tax Preparer Wants You to Do
Filed under: Budgeting & Planning, Family Finances, Taxes As a tax preparer, I've received the proverbial shoebox filled with papers. While I was glad to know the client had been saving receipts,...
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How to Return an Unwanted Cell Phone Gift
Filed under: Budgeting & Planning, Economizer, Family Finances, Technology Your Great Christmas Present (tm) has arrived: a bright shiny new cell phone! Unfortunately, you don't want the phone....
View ArticleHow to Protect your PC with Free Anti-Virus Software
Filed under: Bargains, Budgeting & Planning, Technology If you got a shiny new computer for Christmas, it probably came with a trial version of anti-virus software, an offer for a trial version,...
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Should Steve Jobs Leave Apple for Good?
Filed under: Investing, TechnologySteve Jobs has announced that he's taking medical leave for an indefinite period, starting Monday. He's taken medical leave before. The last time, in 2009, he emerged...
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RRSP Primer: What You Need to Know About Registered Retirement Savings Plans
Filed under: Budgeting & Planning, Family Finances, Investing, TaxesRegistered Retirement Savings Plans, or RRSPs as everyone knows them, is the most popular tax deferral vehicle in Canada. They...
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Advanced Strategies for Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs)
Filed under: Budgeting & Planning, Debt, Investing, Loans, Retirement and RRSPs, TaxesYou put money into a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), which automatically reduces your taxes and Bam!...
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Tax Return: Do You Have to File?
Filed under: Budgeting & Planning, Employment & Careers, Family Finances, Investing, Retirement and RRSPs, TaxesWe all dislike filing taxes. Yet the vast majority of us end up doing so: in...
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Understanding Withheld Taxes
Filed under: TaxesMost Canadians pay their taxes through withholdings from various sources of income. Most of these processes are automatic and outside our direct control. When you file your return,...
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Which Tax Bracket Are You In?
Filed under: TaxesIncome tax in Canada is a progressive tax system. Sadly, the more we make, the more taxes we pay on additional income. This is based on the principle that the higher our income, the...
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What Qualifies as a Capital Gain or Loss?
Filed under: Family Finances, House & Home, TaxesMany Canadians hold stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. These are commonly recognized as capital property by the Canada Revenue Agency. These are...
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H&R Block at Home 2010 Desktop Application Offers Audit Support
Filed under: TaxesH&R Block is known for tax preparation. Not generally known is that it entered the Canadian desktop tax preparation market two years ago with H&R Block at Home. And in an...
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How to Calculate Taxable Income
Filed under: Family Finances, TaxesWhat do most people want to know about income tax? The most common question is what income is taxable. Sadly, the answer is usually everything. If in doubt, it's...
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Tax Deductions and Credits Often Overlooked
Filed under: TaxesMany tax deductions and credits are for one-time or unusual events. Some are relatively new and have not had time to fully seep into our collective consciousness. How often do you...
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How Tax Credits Differ from Deductions
Filed under: TaxesTax credits may be one of the least understood parts of filing taxes. Well, that and deductions . The thing is, depending on your income level the distinction between them is a bit...
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Six Common Tax Deductions
Filed under: Retirement and RRSPs, TaxesWe all want as many tax deductions as we can get, because tax deductions are a legitimate way to reduce your taxable income and when our taxable income is...
View ArticleTax-Free Savings Accounts: What Are They Good For?
Filed under: Retirement and RRSPs, TaxesThe tax-free savings account (TFSA) was introduced by the Conservative government in time for the 2009 calendar year. A recent poll showed that fewer than 25 per...
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