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Succession Planning for Business Owners
Business owners deal with a unique set of challenges. One of these challenges includes succession planning. A succession plan is the process of the transfer of ownership, management and interest of a business. When should a business owner have a succession plan? A succession plan is required through the survival, growth and maturity stage of a business. All business owners, partners and shareholders should have a plan in place during these business stages.
“Final Pivot” – COVID-19 Emergency Benefits expire October 23rd, replaced by targeted supports
On Thursday, October 22nd, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced the “final pivot in delivering the support needed to deliver a robust recovery.” This “Final Pivot” means several existing pandemic support programs for individuals and businesses will expire on October 23rd, 2021:
– Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB)
– Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS)
– Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS)
Insurance Planning for Business Owners
For business owners, making sure your business is financially protected can be overwhelming. Business owners face a unique set of challenges when it comes to managing risk. Insurance can play an important role.
The Key Differences Between a Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Pension Plan
You may be thinking about offering your employees a pension plan. You have two main choices for pension plans. One is a defined benefit pension plan – this gives your employees a set amount of money when they retire. The other option is a defined contribution pension plan, which offers more flexibility, but no set amount of money during retirement.
There are four key areas you must know about for pension plans:
• Contributions
• Investment Management
• Costs
• Employee Retention
We will walk you through each of these to help give you a better understanding of the differences between the two types of pension plans.
Defined Contribution vs. Benefit Pension Plan for Employees
As an employer, you may be thinking about offering your employees a pension plan. If so, you have two main options: a defined benefit pension plan and a defined contribution pension plan. A defined benefit pension plan offers your employees a set amount of money when they retire, whereas a defined contribution pension plan does not.
We walk you through the differences between the two types of pension plans.
Estate Planning for Young Families
Having a family is a blessing and can also bring a lot of worry. A lot of this worry can stem from not being prepared for a disaster like if something were to happen to you or your spouse.
We’ve put together an infographic checklist that can help you get started on this. We know this can be a difficult conversation so we’re here to help and provide guidance.
Estate Freeze
An estate freeze can be an integral part of your estate planning strategy. The purpose of an estate freeze is to transfer any future increase in your business’s value (generally shares) that you own to someone else.
Estate Planning for Retirees and Mature Families
What happens when the children grow up and they are no longer dependent on their parents? Estate planning for mature families and retirees can bring up a number of issues including family dynamics and harmony.
British Columbia 2021 Budget Highlights
On April 20, 2021, the B.C. Minister of Finance announced the 2021 budget. We have highlighted the most important things you need to know, including:
• Changes in the requirement to repay the B.C. Emergency Benefit for Workers
• Home Owner Grant threshold change
• PST exemption for electric bikes
• Elimination of PST rebate for certain vehicle sales
• Delay in the carbon tax increase
• Tobacco tax increases
• Changes to the speculation and vacancy tax