COVID-19 – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Tue, 06 Feb 2024 18:25:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png COVID-19 – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 Employees working from home by choice can claim expenses, CRA says https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/employees-working-from-home-by-choice-can-claim-expenses-cra-says/ Mon, 05 Feb 2024 17:45:02 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=479840 Agency releases guidance on home office expenses for 2023

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]]> Deadline to receive partial CEBA loan forgiveness looms for Canadian businesses https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/deadline-to-receive-partial-ceba-loan-forgiveness-looms-for-canadian-businesses/ Wed, 17 Jan 2024 18:53:59 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=478832 Almost 900,000 businesses received an interest-free CEBA loan during the pandemic, securing up to $60,000

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]]> More employees will be asking companies for home office expense tax forms this year https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/more-employees-will-be-asking-companies-for-home-office-expense-tax-forms-this-year/ Fri, 12 Jan 2024 22:07:31 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=478603 The CRA is no longer offering the flat-rate method to claim employment expenses for 2023

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]]> CRA claws back $458 million in pandemic-era wage subsidies after partial audit https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/cra-claws-back-458-million-in-pandemic-era-wage-subsidies-after-partial-audit/ Mon, 20 Nov 2023 20:10:54 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=475670 Most adjustments were related to calculation errors and lack of documentation rather than ineligibility

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]]> Premiers ask federal government for Covid-19 small-business loan extension https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/premiers-ask-federal-government-for-covid-19-small-business-loan-extension/ Fri, 20 Oct 2023 19:09:33 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=473789 Additional year for repayment is requested

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]]> 120 CRA employees fired for claiming Covid benefits while employed https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/120-cra-employees-fired-for-claiming-covid-benefits-while-employed/ Fri, 01 Sep 2023 16:15:57 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=470960 The CRA said in July that it had let 20 employees go as a result of its CERB investigation

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]]> As pandemic business loan repayment deadline looms, calls for extending deadline grow https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/as-pandemic-business-loan-repayment-deadline-looms-calls-for-extending-deadline-grow/ Tue, 11 Jul 2023 17:48:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=468608 Businesses that pay back their loans by the end of the year are eligible to have up to one-third of their loans forgiven

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]]> Lockdown workarounds live on in 2023 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/building-your-business-newspaper/lockdown-workarounds-live-on-in-2023/ Mon, 13 Feb 2023 05:06:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=459812 Pandemic necessity has led to extended tech solutions

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]]> CRA reminds taxpayers to include Covid benefits in income https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/cra-reminds-taxpayers-to-include-covid-benefits-in-income/ Thu, 26 Jan 2023 20:04:37 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=459328 T4A errors should be reported right away

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]]> As Covid recedes, investment industry faces challenges from markets and personnel https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/as-covid-recedes-investment-industry-faces-challenges-from-markets-and-personnel/ Tue, 07 Jun 2022 19:37:22 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=445853 An industry panel broke down the changing environment

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