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Marry an Accountant... Or Buy these Videos (if you can't find an accountant to marry that is)

Marry an Accountant...Or Start a Spousal Makeover (these videos are that powerful, they will turn your spouse into an accountant)

Rotary Auction on Delta Cable this weekend: Are you an auction fan? You'll find the Master QuickBooks Video Series is being auctioned off in the Delta Cable Rotary Auction on December 3, this Saturday coming up, with proceeds to my favorite local not for profit organization, Earthwise Garden.

Life events, transitions, times when things change, click here for a useful list with links to information that might benefit you or someone you know

Did you know there's a CPP Child Rearing Drop Out Provision?

Employers are invited to a free webinar on CPP changes December 7, 2012

Changes to CPP for contributors ages 60-70

Click on the title above or here to: open the video.  This link is for a one hour meeting hosted on GoToMeeting this morning, to review the latest release. We found about 20 new features, some of which could be declared to be things we could get ecstatic about!  The new batch invoicing (as long as you aren't using Multi-currency, at least at the moment, stay tuned for upgrades) and Balance Sheets by Class are just two of the many improvements and new features.

If you like this video, you might also like Mastering QuickBooks Software, 10 videos, 2 hours each, which take you through best practices for using the software from a new company to reporting and security.  Why? Because you need information for making important decisions about your business.

Just posted on the CRA Website!

So who thinks they can persuade their doctor to certify in writing the infirmity for one or more of your dependent relatives?  Who might that be?  Any one of these five categories of dependent for whom you currently claim a personal tax credit on your tax return:
Your Spouse
Your Child (multiple)
Your Eligible Dependent (can't double dip here with child though)
Someone who you claim as Infirm over 18
Someone you claim under the Caregiver Amount

For an explanation of these credits, see RC4064 or the TD1 federal, (you'll have to wait for 2012 form in mid December) which should provides amounts and limits.

Each of these credits will get a $2,000 federal tax credit boost, worth $300 per dependent for 2012, that is, if you can persuade a qualified medical practitioner to certify infirmity.

If you can certify this early in 2012, watch the TD1 form, as you may be able to pay less tax at source, and have the $300 during the year, instead of having to wait until April 2013 for this amount.