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Taxes

Credits, slips and the once-a-year conversation with the Canada Revenue Agency.

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The senior tax credits one spouse can hand to the other

The age amount, the pension income amount and the disability amount can move across the kitchen table on line 32600. Why that matters when one partner has little tax to pay.

· 5 min read
A man in his sixties walking with a cane beside his adult daughter on a leafy autumn street.
The disability tax credit and why it opens more than one door

Approval for the DTC is a tax matter, but it is also the key to an RDSP, the Canada Disability Benefit and several other programs. How eligibility is decided.

· 5 min read
A woman in her late sixties on a sofa with a laptop on her knees and a cat beside her.
What to look for in CRA My Account once a year

Slips, notices of assessment, benefit payments and the bank account on file. A ten-minute annual check, and the scams that imitate it.

· 5 min read
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