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- Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:43:31 +0000: The man who gave away all he possessed - FPL Tax top stories
A tax court judge concluded that homeowners' explanation of what happened and why it occurred 'simply stretches his credibility to the point of disbelief' and therefore denied his charitable claim for $46,500 - Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:02:20 +0000: Inside the children’s arts tax credit - FPL Tax top stories
Everything you wanted to know about what you can and cannot claim under the children's arts tax program - Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:55:53 +0000: There’s no free lunch, judge says - FPL Tax top stories
It’s widely known in tax circles that only 50% of the cost of meals and entertainment, when incurred as a legitimate business expense, is tax-deductible. What’s not as well-known, however, is the rationale for this rule - Sat, 27 Aug 2011 13:33:55 +0000: What to do if you get a TFSA over-contribution letter - FPL Tax top stories
This week, tens of thousands of Canadians began receiving letters from the Canada Revenue Agency as part of a TFSA over-contribution package regarding their 2010 TFSA activity and the resultant penalty taxes which now may be owing - Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:02:27 +0000: TFSAs not quite so simple for some - FPL Tax top stories
In 2009, the inaugural year of the TFSA, of 4.8 million Canadians who opened a TFSA, 72,786 (1.5%) received a letter in 2010 from the Canada Revenue Agency about possible excess contributions
- Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:45:36 +0000: RRSPS: The sprint to the deadline - FPL RRSP top stories
There's just a week left to make your 2011 RRSP contribution before the Feb. 29 deadline. Read everything you need to know to make the best decisions at our RRSP Centre - Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:07:00 +0000: Desperately seeking value - FPL RRSP top stories
Retail investors know they need guidance, but picking the right financial advisor can be as hard as picking the right stocks - Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:34:38 +0000: Working Retirement: A retiring wine expert - FPL RRSP top stories
It wasn't long after he retired that Vito Nardiello realized that full stop retirement was a 'big mistake.' So he went back to work - Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:39:49 +0000: Don't let fear get in the way of your RRSPs - FPL RRSP top stories
Canadians are becoming reluctant to contribute to their RRSPs for fear of losing the new capital they put in. That decision is a mistake, writes Scotiabank's Andrew Pyle - Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:39:44 +0000: Coping with OAS at 67 - FPL RRSP top stories
Fred Vettesee: Sure, changes to the Old Age Security pension are necessary, but there are ways to do it to reduce the pain
- Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:31:49 +0000: Silicon Valley: The rise of the adolescent CEOs - FPL Entrepreneur top stories
While little data on the phenomenon exists, venture capitalists say they are funding more chief executives under age 21 than ever before - Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:18:05 +0000: How to make social media stick - FPL Entrepreneur top stories
Savvy use of Facebook, Twitter and blogging is behind the success of Mabel's Labels - Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:23:42 +0000: Elvis costume maker rocks - FPL Entrepreneur top stories
With time, Nanaimo, B.C.-based Eleanor von Boetticher realized the Elvis costume market – geared toward custom orders that would take three to four months to fill – was being underserved - Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:03:28 +0000: Fifty ways to screw up your business - FPL Entrepreneur top stories
There are sins of commission and sins of omission, which means there are probably more ways to screw up a business than to get it right. Here’s your checklist of the 50 most common entrepreneurial mistakes - Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:38:40 +0000: Nanotech’s big break - FPL Entrepreneur top stories
Holes no wider than one billionth of a metre are large enough for Nanotech Security Corp. to break into a multibillion-dollar market
