Small business – Investment Executive https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Mon, 10 Feb 2025 20:16:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Small business – Investment Executive https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 Rising regulatory burden weighs on growth: StatCan https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/rising-regulatory-burden-weighs-on-growth-statcan/ Mon, 10 Feb 2025 20:16:01 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=502144 Accumulating rules reduce output, hit larger firms harder

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]]> Restaurants want GST holiday to be permanent https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/restaurants-want-gst-holiday-to-be-permanent/ Fri, 17 Jan 2025 14:33:46 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=500407 However, some businesses have yet to see much impact from the tax break

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]]> Small businesses more optimistic about U.S. economy after election: survey https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/small-businesses-more-optimistic-about-u-s-economy-after-election-survey/ Tue, 24 Dec 2024 16:06:03 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=499225 NFIB’s small biz optimism index rises to its highest reading since June 2021

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]]> Measures for biz in fall economic statement target productivity https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/measures-for-biz-in-fall-economic-statement-target-productivity/ Wed, 18 Dec 2024 20:43:32 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=498829 Feds boost SR&ED, renew accelerated investment incentive

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]]> Complex tax rules harm small businesses, industry orgs argue https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/complex-tax-rules-harm-small-businesses-industry-orgs-argue/ Fri, 20 Sep 2024 14:39:16 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=493159 Groups urge feds to launch a formal review of the Income Tax Act

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]]> Feds expand eligibility, drop founder requirement for Canadian Entrepreneurs’ Incentive https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/feds-expand-eligibility-drop-founder-requirement-for-canadian-entrepreneurs-incentive/ Wed, 14 Aug 2024 19:13:08 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=491025 Many businesses remain shut out of tax break on increased capital gains inclusion rate

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]]> Troubling quirk in capital gains rules addressed in draft legislation https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/troubling-quirk-in-capital-gains-rules-addressed-in-draft-legislation/ Wed, 14 Aug 2024 17:08:17 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=491083 Clarifications concerning the capital dividend account are welcomed by tax practitioners

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]]> Quirk in capital gains tax rules raises risks for incorporated clients https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/quirk-in-capital-gains-tax-rules-raises-risks-for-incorporated-clients/ Wed, 24 Jul 2024 18:30:48 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=489877 A company could face 60% tax on unintentional payout of excess amounts from its capital dividend account

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]]> Employee ownership trusts take shape https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/employee-ownership-trusts-take-shape/ Fri, 12 Jul 2024 14:24:06 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=489275 Federal government passed new rules and incentives for EOTs in June

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]]> Business and consumer insolvencies rise in May https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/business-and-consumer-insolvencies-rise-in-may/ Fri, 28 Jun 2024 16:00:57 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=488611 Year-over-year insolvency levels have been rising for more than two years

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