HOME IN OFFICE DEDUCTION

For thousands of British Columbian still employed during the pandemic, do you wonder what work-in-the-home and related office expenses can be deducted as employment expenses. CRA rules are quite specific (T4044 Employment Expenses), but exceptional times may require special treatment. Your employer needs to complete and sign a declaration confirming …

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Canada emergency wage subsidy (Updated)

  3-months 75% wage subsidy for small and medium sized businesses For qualifying businesses whose revenue declined 30+% compared to the same month last year for March/April or May to be for up to 12 weeks, retroactive to March 15, to June 6, 2020 75% of the first $58,700 benefit …

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3 tax changes in 2020 you can’t miss

(January 27, 2020 update) Home Buyers Plan Enhanced Before March 20, 2019, the maximum amount that can be withdrawn in a calendar year from RRSP to buy a home without having to pay tax was $25,000. From March 19, 2019 onward, it increases to a maximum of $35,000. Canadian Training …

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Moving back to Canada – Tax issues

In the midst of police brutality to the civilian protesters, you are staring at the TV or computer middle of the night wondering what you should do for the family. News reporters from the screen recited what had happened in the day and at night where thousands of protesters marching …

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