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US tax and estate planning for Canadians

Posted by CanadianFinance 130 days ago, popular 130 days ago (http://retirehappyblog.ca)
Category: Economy | Tags: canadians owning us property
Canadians buying properties and assets in the US need to be aware of the tax implications and risks. read more »
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Unemployment Up to End 2011

Posted by bigcajunman 139 days ago, popular 139 days ago (http://www.canajunfinances.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: employment labour statscanada
Some disheartening news from Stats Canada on Friday from their December 2011 Canadian Labour Force Survey which states that employment rose by 18,000[...] read more »
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Raises for Federal Workers and Links - Free From Broke

Posted by repa 140 days ago, popular 140 days ago (http://freefrombroke.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: national debt raise federal worker
The Obama administration has proposed raising pay for federal employees by 0.5% in the 2013 budget. Worker pay has been frozen for about 2 years whil[...] read more »
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Taxing Soda and Candy: Making Money from Obesity

Posted by MMarquit 157 days ago, popular 157 days ago (http://www.taxdebthelp.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: finance money taxes
Because poor health costs the economy, many legislators feel justified in taxing items that contribute to disease, especially Type II diabetes and he[...] read more »
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New Year’s Resolutions: How To Make New Year’s Resolutions

Posted by CanadianFinance 159 days ago, popular 159 days ago (http://stupidcents.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: resolutions new year\'s resolutions
Here are a few ways to increase your chances of keeping your New Year’s resolutions for next year, instead of a resolution that only lasts 2 weeks. read more »
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Senate Passes Bill to Extend Payroll Tax Cut Temporarily (and Other Provisions)

Posted by freefrombroke 162 days ago, popular 161 days ago (http://freefrombroke.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: economy payroll tax cut
Senate passes a bill that would extend the much debated Payroll Tax Cuts (or Social Security Tax Cuts) for another two months. See more and what else[...] read more »
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Frugality and Spending: Don’t Be Perfect

Posted by CanadianFinance 164 days ago, popular 163 days ago (http://canadianfinanceblog.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: saving spending time values
I wanted to take my money and utilize it the absolute max. However, by attempting to be perfect, I've lost something even more valuable along the wa[...] read more »
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Year End Tax Tips for 2011

Posted by CanadianFinance 164 days ago, popular 164 days ago (http://retirehappyblog.ca)
Category: Economy | Tags: tax tax strategies tax tips year end
The end of the year is fast approaching and it's a great time to review your finances to take advantage of any last minute tax saving strategies. read more »
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Itemizing Your Tax Return: When it Makes Sense to Itemize

Posted by CanadianFinance 166 days ago, popular 166 days ago (http://personaldividends.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: itemizing tax return
Taxpayers have the option of taking the standard deduction on their federal income tax return, or itemizing your tax return. The decision to itemize [...] read more »
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Unemployment up in November in Canada

Posted by bigcajunman 174 days ago, popular 173 days ago (http://www.canajunfinances.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: employment labour statscanada
On Friday our friends at Stats Canada published their Labour Force Survey for November 2011, which brought not good, but not too bad news, with unemp[...] read more »
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Three More Economic Wrongs a 22 Year Old Could Fix

Posted by CanadianFinance 174 days ago, popular 173 days ago (http://stupidcents.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: mutual funds college cost corporate tax
Bank of America may lose 9% of their customers over that $5 debt card fee. Here are a few other causes to take up, like mutual funds, tax and college[...] read more »
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Why the Employment Growth is Nothing to Get Happy About

Posted by CanadianFinance 174 days ago, popular 174 days ago (http://personaldividends.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: unemployment rate employment growth
Recent reports show that the unemployment rate has fell to 8.6%, the lowest it’s been since March 2009. The question is how many of the jobs added ar[...] read more »
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Four Reasons The Economy Isn’t THAT Bad

Posted by CanadianFinance 174 days ago, popular 174 days ago (http://canadianfinanceblog.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: bad economy globalization money system
If we were to compare what we have now to the economies of old, what might we see? Probably these reasons that the economy isn't that bad. read more »
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Random Thoughts: Happy End of Year & Yoga Pants

Posted by bigcajunman 177 days ago, popular 177 days ago (http://www.canajunfinances.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: yoga pants best of end of year
Our Chinese friends are stepping in to see if they can give their economy a quick kick in the pants, as it seems to be slowing as well. Given how red[...] read more »
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Super Committee: Go Big or Go Home?

Posted by moneyedup 182 days ago, popular 182 days ago (http://buchananwealth.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: fail super committee
With the congressional super committee’s deadline on finding $1.5 trillion in deficit reduction this week, the markets want to know if they will go b[...] read more »
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