March 2016 Federal Budget
“Frankly, Scarlett . . . .” Ten years, more or less, seems to be all the tolerance that Canadians have for their Governments. At least, that is what we must assume, given our total surprise at the extent of the Liberal electoral victory last October. In fact, as things evolved through the campaign, it seemed […]
2016 Personal Tax Filing Season
Welcome to the 2016 Personal Tax Filing Season! It’s time again to file your personal tax returns. The deadline keeps changing – this year, those returns must be filed with the Canada Revenue Agency by no later than Monday May 2, 2016. We’d like to deliver the finished product as quickly and efficiently as possible […]
Congratulations Stephen Koke!
Lohn Caulder would like to congratulate Stephen Koke on successfully passing the first ever Common Final Examination. Stephen, we are extremely proud of your accomplishment and are looking forward to your successful career as a Chartered Professional Accountant!
Submitting Your Personal Tax Information to the ‘Cloud’
Readers will recall that in January we announced a new “cloud”-based service, which allows clients to submit their bookkeeping data to a secure site on the Internet. That facilitates the transfer of large electronic data files very easily. Already many clients have used this system, and we’re receiving very positive feedback about it. Thus encouraged, […]
Opting out of CPP Premiums
We have noted that more and more of our clients are working well past what would normally be considered “retirement age”. Of course, economic need is often the motivation. But we know, in most cases, that’s not the reason – most of these individuals can afford to retire, now. They simply don’t want to. Without […]
Introducing the Lohn Caulder Cloud
The term “cloud” is used these days to refer to places on the Internet where data relevant to you or your business is stored. As computerization has spread throughout our lives, and become much more portable, much of our important information can be vulnerable to accident or theft. As the capacity of the Internet increases, […]
LC Bookkeeping
We at Lohn Caulder are very excited about our newest corporate addition: LC Bookkeeping Inc. Check out its website at www.lcbookkeeping.com LC exists because we’ve been listening to our clients – and know that there’s a big demand out there for quality bookkeeping services. Until recently, our standard service delivery model hasn’t completely fit the needs […]
Lohn Caulder’s Firm Video: at Next Year’s Oscars ?
It’s pretty difficult to imagine what a movie about an accounting firm might be like, but why wonder: take a look at the video that our consultants, ‘Video in Vancouver’, came up with. You might be surprised. It’s easily launched from the main page of our website: www.lohncaulder.com. More and more, we are seeing clients and […]
Tax-Free Savings Accounts Get Another Boost
The TFSA may turn out to be the greatest gift ever given to the Canadian taxpayer. All it needed to do was grow up. And that, it’s rapidly doing. The program began humbly enough in 2009, allowing all Canadians age 18 or over the opportunity to contribute $5,000 per year (non-deductible). Now, recognizing the inflation […]
IRS Streamlined Filing Procedure for U.S. Citizens Living Abroad
During the summer of 2011 there was a significant amount of media attention directed towards the IRS’ Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Initiative (OVDI). This brought to light the fact that there is a staggering number of U.S. citizens, living in Canada, that are not up to date with their U.S. filing obligations (all U.S. citizens must […]
