Taxes | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/taxes/ Canada's news source for financial professionals Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:15:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Taxes | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/taxes/ 32 32 CRA aiming to hire 1,700 call centre staff ahead of busy tax season https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/cra-aiming-to-hire-1700-call-centre-staff-ahead-of-busy-tax-season/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:15:14 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=527500 Agency is aiming to handle a "very high forecast" in demand

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]]> Get bad advice from CRA? You’re out of luck, taxpayer https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/get-bad-advice-from-cra-youre-out-of-luck-taxpayer/ Wed, 22 Oct 2025 20:16:20 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=523376 Don't rely on the CRA's 'notoriously wrong' info line, lawyer says

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]]> Tax cuts, dropping U.S. tariffs will hurt Ottawa’s fiscal position: Desjardins report https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/tax-cuts-dropping-u-s-tariffs-will-hurt-ottawas-fiscal-position-desjardins-report/ Wed, 22 Oct 2025 13:16:50 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=523300 Economist warns Canada ought not to take its strong global credit rating for granted

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]]> CRA call centres gave too many taxpayers bad advice, auditor general says https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/cra-call-centres-gave-too-many-taxpayers-bad-advice-auditor-general-says/ Tue, 21 Oct 2025 18:13:37 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=523270 The AG's office placed calls to CRA contact centres over four months this year, asking general questions

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]]> CRA says bare trusts won’t have to file for 2025 unless legislation is ‘enacted well in advance’ of tax-filing deadline https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/cra-says-bare-trusts-wont-have-to-file-for-2025-unless-legislation-is-enacted-well-in-advance-of-tax-filing-deadline/ Fri, 17 Oct 2025 20:15:33 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=522926 Legislative changes aren't yet in a notice of ways and means motion

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]]> Free trade is (likely) dead https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/free-trade-is-likely-dead/ Thu, 11 Sep 2025 19:20:29 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=519809 Canada must be prepared to deal with a future beset by protectionism: NBF

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]]> SIMA calls for retirement policy reforms to enable Canadians to grow private savings https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/sima-calls-for-retirement-policy-reforms-to-enable-canadians-to-grow-private-savings/ Wed, 27 Aug 2025 13:41:27 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=518518 Suggestions include eliminating GST/HST on investment fund management fees, raising RRIF conversion age and more

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]]> Ponzi scheme “winners” face clawback https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/ponzi-scheme-winners-face-clawback/ Fri, 08 Aug 2025 18:53:31 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=517221 Court ruled that payments investors received were fraudulent, must be voided

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]]> Prescribed rate to remain at 3% in Q4 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/prescribed-rate-to-remain-at-3-in-q4/ Fri, 01 Aug 2025 14:52:35 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=516663 Rate dropped one percentage point in third quarter, which began on July 1

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]]> Appeal court upholds estate trustee’s powers https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/appeal-court-upholds-estate-trustees-powers/ Thu, 31 Jul 2025 18:28:53 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=516531 Stay denied in case where trustee to sell estate's farms to meet large tax bill

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