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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The Mid-Year Financial Review Every BC Business Should Run in 2023
Half the year is gone. The budget you built last December — drafted before the Bank of Canada's pause, before...
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BC Minimum Wage Jumps to $16.75 on June 1, 2023: Rebuilding Your Payroll Budget
On June 1, 2023, British Columbia's general minimum wage rises from $15.65 to $16.75 per hour — a 6.9% increas...
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The Bank of Canada Has Paused at 4.5%: How BC Businesses Should Plan Now
After one of the steepest tightening cycles in a generation — from near-zero in early 2022 to 4.5% in barely t...
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New Trust Reporting Rules Are Coming: What BC Business Owners Need to Know
If your corporate structure includes a family trust, a holding trust, or even an informal arrangement where on...
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