Non-incorporated, self-employed individuals will soon be able to apply for the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA), the federal government announced on Tuesday. CEBA offers interest-free, partially forgivable loans of up to $40,000 for qualifying businesses. Previously, the program was available only to businesses with payrolls between $20,000 and $1.5 million. CEBA will now be available… Read More
Tax Season The filing deadline is June 1 (June 15 for self-employed individuals). The payment deadline is August 31, 2020. We are working on files in sequence. Our turnaround time is approximately 3 weeks this year. If you have not done so, kindly submit your documents by the end of the week to ensure your… Read More
(Full commentary courtesy of Myles Zyblock, Chief Investment Strategist, Dynamic Funds) VIRUS The number of worldwide cases is approaching 2.8 million with over 190,000 deaths. Canada’s curve has yet to bend with a cumulative total of 42,000 cases, and a daily count at roughly 2,000 cases per day. This contrasts with much of the rest… Read More
I want to preface this section by saying that we are still operating with a high level of uncertainty and there are a wide range of possible outcomes associated with COVID-19 and our economy. Even if the current lockdown conditions are lifted soon, there will still be a need for social distancing, the wearing of… Read More
Federal Aid Programs CERB: Self-employed workers who make up to $1,000 a month are now eligible to apply for the CERB. https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/ei/cerb-application/questions.html Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA): The CEBA has been expanded to businesses that paid between $20,000 and $1.5 million in total payroll in 2019. This new range will replace the previous one… Read More