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Tips for saving Canadian tax

Author: Josep Guardiola
by Josep Guardiola
Posted: Feb 25, 2014

All the countries have various taxations like the income tax, non resident taxation, real estate taxation, and much more. The countries not only levy tax. They also provide various guidelines where tax can be reduced. This is true in case of any of the countries across the globe. The best way to save on tax, is to know about the various policies. If you are a resident of Canada, then you should be knowing about the various policies of the government, which lets you save on the income tax and various other taxes. When you want to save your money, start from your family. If you have children under 18 or any other family member, who is in the lowest tax bracket, you need to pay them a part of the salary. You can also offer loans to them. The CRA rate for this is 5%. You need to keep to this percentage and you can be sure that you can save at least 30% of what you need to pay.

Always make the investments in separate accounts. If you have a spouse who is in the lowest tax bracket, then the investments should be made in different accounts. This is to ensure that the investment taxes are taxed separately. If a spouse has a lower income and other higher income, then the spouse with the higher income should contribute to the retirement funds of the lower earning spouse. You would not be charged the deductions in the future. This also helps your spouse to save on the deductions in the future. You can spare a part of the amount for the post secondary education. This way you can save and also split the income. When you have a minimal income, this helps you to plan for the future as well.

When you plan to donate then you can save a lot. Offer some money to any of the charitable organizations that are registered. You cannot gain the profits if you are donating to any of the non-registered organization. You can also donate a part of the shares and receive the benefits. When a tax receipt is donated, a tax credit is received. For the people who run a business, you can pay a part of the salary to your family members who are in the lowest tax bracket. You can get various suggestions on the same with your tax advisors. You need to choose the right advisor for the right suggestions. Make sure you give the salary to the members, who are in the lower tax bracket.’

You should also know about the various tax saving ideas to get the most out of the tax saving policies. This way you can be benefitted the most. Also speaking with a professional consultant can help a lot. For the best results, always start planning even at the start of the year. You can get more ideas online. Also, read the various ideas offered by the others who had tried them.

Josep Guardiola is a non resident taxation who practices as an independent tax specialists. In this article he provides real estate taxation tips. For more information you can visit Taxca.com.

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In these times of economical downpour and recession, many people find themselves immigrating to other countries in search of greener pastures.

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