Charitable giving

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Tax News

New donation rules would cut tax for rich

Publicly traded securities donated to registered charities are exempt from capital gains tax. The government is now eyeing implementation of a Budget 2015 proposal that would give the same treatment to private company shares and real estate, notes Kim Moody, director at Moodys Gartner Tax Law in Calgary.

By Staff |August 31, 2015

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Industry

How compounding goodwill raises your brand

Like compound interest, compounding goodwill means that the efforts you put forward compound and then return back to you in increasing amounts. Here's how we use that to build our brand.

By Craig White and Grant White |July 8, 2015

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Estate Planning

More flexibility for estate donations

Last year’s budget changed some of the donation rules, and this article will examine how these changes will impact estate planning.

By Jacqueline Power |May 1, 2015

4 min read

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Tax News

Don’t forget the first-time donors’ super credit

Few Canadians are claiming the first-time donors super tax credit, reports The Globe and Mail. The credit, which was launched in 2013, lets people donating to registered charities for the first time claim an additional 25% non-refundable tax credit. The Globe says uptake has been just 20% of what the government predicted it would be. […]

By Staff |March 2, 2015

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