Tagged with: "Business Owner"
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The IPP – Ideal Candidate and Setup Timelines
Tony Manoharan February 6th, 2025 Frequently Asked Questions About the IPP At GBL, we often receive questions about setup timelines and ideal candidates for Individual Pension Plans (IPP). Here, we answer the most common inquiries: Why Choose an IPP Over an RRSP? Who is the Ideal IPP Client? An Individual Pension Plan is a powerful […]
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CE Credits Now Offered Through Advocis and FP Canada for Individual Pension Plans (IPPs)
Did somebody say #CE Credits? Almost as exciting as attending a presentation with a room full of actuaries*. On that note, we are excited to announce that #GBL now offers CE Credits through #FPCanada and #Advocis for Individual Pension Plans (#IPPs). Rest easy, our Senior Team understands tax, retirement, and estate planning needs for business […]
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2024 Charitable Donation Deadline Extension: A Potential Opportunity for Donors
Business Owners, Charitable Giving, News
The federal government recently announced an extension to the 2024 charitable donation deadline, allowing donations made up to February 28, 2025, to be claimed on 2024 tax returns. This move aims to address delays caused by the Canada Post strike, providing charities and donors extra time to process contributions. While this measure was welcomed by […]
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Cheers To An Amazing 30 Years
In Scottish culture, the New Year, or Hogmanay as the Scottish call it, brings a sense of renewal and reflection. Growing from its Scottish origins while enjoying an incredible journey along the way, GBL is thrilled to celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2025. Since our founding in 1995, we have serviced over 7000 clients and […]
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Valuations of Interests in Family Trusts
A family trust is created as either an inter vivos trust, established during the lifetime of the donor, or a testamentary trust, established in connection with a will. The retained income in an inter vivos trust has always been and will continue to be taxed at the flat top-tax rate; however, testamentary trusts receive favorable […]
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Executive Compensation and RCAs
Building a strong team of employees is a challenging task for any employer and continually motivating and retaining your business leaders can be puzzling. While bonuses, shares and/or call options, group benefits and RRSP contributions are the typical go-to components of an executive compensation package, employee pension planning can be utilized by a company as […]
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Seven reasons why you should think (more) about your retirement
1. You want the freedom to choose early retirement. The recent flexibility of acceptable retirement ages has given Canadians more to consider when planning their future. How can you be sure you will have sufficient asset to be able to choose early retirement? Just as any successful business relies on a business plan for it’s success, […]
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