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RRSPs: Much Ado About Nothing?

Saturday, October 08, 2011 by Ken Robinson
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Maximizing RRSP or IPP contributions has long been considered an obvious investment axiom. However, you have to be wary of the rules of thumb, and in the case of the choice of investing through an RRSP or IPP vs investing corporately there are many variables that can impact on reaching the right decision.
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Does My Land Qualify?

Thursday, May 19, 2011 by Deidre Jensen
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An individual has $750,000 of capital gain deduction that can be used to offset capital gains realized on certain qualifying property, including land that is qualified farm property. The Income Tax Act has requirements that must be met for farmland to be considered qualified farm property.
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Salary vs Dividends: A Brief Overview

Thursday, May 12, 2011 by Kim Drever
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Canadian corporations have different tax rates depending on their size, their income, and the type of income earned. In Canada, we have a general theory that it should not matter how the income is earned, it should be subject to the same amount of tax once it has been received by the shareholder, regardless if it was earned in a company or not.
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