Proposed Capital Gains Inclusion Rate Change: What It Could Mean for BC Companies
If your BC company is sitting on an appreciated asset — a building, a portfolio of marketable securities, good...
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BC Minimum Wage Rises to $17.40 on June 1, 2024: Now Indexed to Inflation
On June 1, 2024, British Columbia's general minimum wage rises from $16.75 to $17.40 an hour — a 3.9% increase...
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Salary vs Dividends in 2024: Owner Remuneration Planning for BC Business Owners
How should you pay yourself this year? It is one of the most common questions an incorporated BC owner asks, a...
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Bare Trust Filing for BC Owners: What the CRA's Last-Minute 2023 Exemption Means
If you spent the early months of 2024 worried that a routine, informal arrangement — your name on a property t...
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BC Doubles the Employer Health Tax Exemption to $1 Million: Who Benefits in 2024
If your British Columbia company paid employer health tax (EHT) last year, here is a question worth a few minu...
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CPP2 Starts in 2024: How the New Second CPP Contribution Affects Your BC Payroll
Did your payroll cost just go up without anyone in your British Columbia business deciding it should? For empl...
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CEBA Final Countdown: Securing Loan Forgiveness Before January 18, 2024
There are now fewer than seven weeks left, and the decision is binary: act, and your British Columbia business...
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2023 Year-End Tax Planning for BC Corporations: Trusts, CEBA and Capital Cost Timing
What should a British Columbia corporation do in the final eight weeks of 2023 to avoid leaving money on the t...
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CEBA Refinancing Options for BC Businesses Before the January 2024 Deadline
What should a British Columbia owner do when the CEBA repayment deadline is bearing down but the cash to repay...
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When Should a Growing BC Business Hire a Fractional or Part-Time CFO?
At what point does a British Columbia business outgrow its bookkeeper and its accountant, yet still fall short...
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Your CEBA Loan Is Coming Due: Repayment and Forgiveness Planning for BC Businesses
If your British Columbia company took a Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) loan during the pandemic, you...
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Rates Hit 5%: What the Top of the Bank of Canada Cycle Means for BC Borrowers
The pause did not hold. After standing still in the spring, the Bank of Canada resumed hiking in June, and on...
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