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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…

The Value of Brand On September 10th, our own Clayton Achen appeared on episode six of the Kill the Ad Man podcast. In this episode, we discuss brand value and valuation. Clayton shares his insight…

Small business cash flow forecasting made simple Are you wondering what we're made of? Our secret sauce? In this webinar hosted by Patrick Stern, North American Lead @ Spotlight Reporting, Clayton Achen discusses how we've…

Will the CERB run out or be extended? On June 15, 2020, I had the pleasure of speaking on Breakfast Television this morning about what happens when the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) runs out.…

We Raised $22,000 for the Calgary Foodbank For 2020, the team at Achen Henderson decided to donate 100% of our base personal tax filing fee for our first 50 new personal tax clients. Our good…