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We are super excited to welcome Active Accounting Inc., one of Calgary’s longest running bookkeeping firms, to the Achen Henderson Team! The team at Active Accounting brings over 50 years’ bookkeeping, payroll, tax, and business…

Tax circles have been buzzing over the recent changes to the Income Tax Act relating to Bill C-208 which aims to put private company share sales to children and grandchildren on level footing with private…

One of the most frequent questions we receive is, "when is my U.S. tax return due?"  Unlike Canada, which has very few exceptions to the filing deadline of April 30th, the U.S. system has many.…

On May 19, 2021, the Government of Alberta announced the new Alberta Jobs Program aimed at helping private and not-for-profit businesses support for hiring unemployed or underemployed Albertans. Highlights: Employers can claim up to 25%…

With all the spending measures and no revenue raising measures, many in the tax community were taken off-guard by this budget. There were various rumors about how the government might pay for accumulating more national…

Budget 2021 announced that the Canadian Emergency Wage Subsidy (“CEWS”) and Canadian Emergency Rent Subsidy (“CERS”) have both been extended until September 2021. The budget announced a claw back on period 17 CEWS and beyond…

Budget 2021 is encouraging Canadian Controlled Private Companies to hire back their employees by launching a new Canada Recovery Hiring Program that will run between June 6 and November 20, 2021. If passed into law,…

2021 CPP increases far more than expected Do you remember this viral video that Clayton made in January of 2019 where he rebuked the Federal Liberals for their marketing stunt saying that small businesses were…

Home office expenses for employees   Home office expenses can typically only be claimed by entrepreneurs who operate primarily out of their homes or by employees whose employers require them to work from home. In…

Client Spotlight: Dr. Bonnie Kwok We help Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders build great companies, and we’re not just another firm that talks the talk – we are focus on helping our clients thrive by removing…

Extended CEWS, CEBA and NEW CERS (Rent Relief) There were some big announcements by the federal government last week designed to help private companies who have been severely impacted this year's craziness. Here's what you…

What is the Canada Recovery Benefit? On October 6, 2020, Clayton Achen had the pleasure of speaking on Breakfast Television to discuss the new EI program, the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB), Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit…