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Capital Gains Rate Increase Deferred to January 1, 2026 Read the Government’s announcement here. In a welcome, but highly ridiculous, show of Liberal incompetence, the federal government has announced a delay in the planned increase…

Gord McFarlane, FCA, FCPA, CBV, Joins Achen Henderson CPAs as President of McFarlane Transition Advisors Calgary, AB — January 27, 2025 — Achen Henderson CPAs is proud to announce a major milestone in our continued…

CRA Online Mail: What Canadian Taxpayers and Businesses Need to Know The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is increasingly shifting its communication practices toward online mail, making it the default method for delivering correspondence to taxpayers…

Celebrating Our Community: A Recap of Our 2024 Appreciation Event On November 14, 2024, we had the immense pleasure of hosting an Appreciation Event at our Calgary office. This gathering was a special opportunity for…

2024 Personal Tax Planning Tips for Canadians  As we approach the end of 2024, it’s an ideal time for Canadians to assess their finances and explore strategies to maximize tax savings before the year closes.…

Capital Gains Inclusion Rate Increase Might Not Happen The possibility that the proposed increase in the capital gains inclusion rate, as well as the increase in the lifetime capital gains exemption to $1.25M, may not…

Reduced Credit Card Transaction Fees for Small Businesses? The Government of Canada has introduced changes that it claims will reduce credit card merchant fees by up to 27%, starting on October 19, 2024. which could…

Carbon Tax Rebate for Small Businesses After 5 long years of empty promises, the Government of Canada is finally honoring its commitment to rebate some of the carbon tax paid by small businesses. According to…

Updates on GST Rebate for Builders Are you a multi-family builder that’s been waiting to learn more about the GST Enhanced Rebate conditions for projects that began construction or alteration? We have been getting several…

Update and answers about the capital gains inclusion rate increase In the 2024 federal budget, release on April 16, 2024, the Liberal government, led by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, announced that they intended to increase…

What is the Canadian Entrepreneur’s Incentive (CEI)? Contained in the 2024 Federal Budget is new Canadian Entrepreneur’s Incentive, which gives certain entrepreneurs in a very limited number of industries access to reduced capital gains inclusion…

2024 Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption increased to $1,250,000 The budget will increase the Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption (LCGE) to $1.25 million (from $1,016,836) realized on the disposition of qualified small business corporation shares and qualified…