There is a maximum age for RRSPs. When Canadians reach the age of 71 they must close down their RRSPs at the end of the calendar year. Those who have RRSPs have three options when they reach 71. They can:
Collapse the RRSP entirely. In practice, this means withdrawing all the money in the account
Use the money in the RRSP to purchase what’s known as an annuity
Convert the RRSP into a RRIF
You can not invest directly into a RIF, it has to flow through an RSP. So if your older than 71, you can not contribute to a RSP and so you can not shelter money into a RIF either.
The EFILE program is now closed for the electronic filing of your clients’ initial and amended T1 personal income tax and benefit returns. EFILE and ReFILE services will re-open on Monday, February 22, 2021.
NEW CLIENT ONBOARDING FOR TAXES
Once we get T1013 processed with CRA we can continue
Next will send them an engagement letter once cra authorization is in place
Then we can down load prior yr to start comparisons so we do not miss anything
Review prior year physical tax returns for familiarity of file
Get 2020 info as available from client or cra
Finalize tax returns, review any items of concern with client
Get T183 signed
Process tax return with CRA
Check assessment once processed, compare with submission
Documents along with tax return and assessment to be given to client, copy may be scanned if business, rental, or emailing to client or high probability of return to e required in future for third party, ie mortgage renewals, etc.
Please contact our office at 613-345-0016 if you require help setting up your secure online access.
Timothy Ross, Family Advisor, CEO & Founder, Brock Shores Financial
Mutual Funds offered through PEAK Investment Services Inc.
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Here is a link to a program that maybe of interest to seniors or those with a disabilty , with family incomes under 60,000 and assets under 20,000 ( excluding home valued under 225,000 )
This looks like a good option for many that need to get some of these items taken care of. Feel free to share this info with others that may benefit as well.
Thanks
Tim Ross
The Ontario Renovate program may help with
heating systems
vents
chimneys
electrical systems (not solar panels)
windows and doors
plumbing
roofs
septic systems
walls
well water and well drilling
floors and ceilings
louvers
Qualifying accessibility repairs include:
ramps
handrails
chair and bath lifts
height adjustment to countertops
cues for doorbells/fire alarms
Program Overview
The Ontario Renovates Program is offered as part of the Investment in Affordable Housing for Ontario (IAH 2014 Extension) Program funded by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH), and provides financial assistance to households in need to repair deficiencies in affordable ownership properties. Funding is provided in the form of a 10 year, interest-free forgivable loan based on the cost of approved home repairs up to $15,000, and subject to the availability of program funds. A mortgage will be registered against the owner’s property for the duration of the loan forgiveness period for approved funding exceeding $7,000. The Counties will discharge the mortgage at the end of the loan forgiveness period (i.e. 10 years) at the Counties’ expense. In the event of default under the terms of the Promissory Note Agreement, the applicant/owner(s) shall be solely responsible to discharge the mortgage on the property at his/her expense. To support independent living for seniors and persons with disabilities, funding for accessibility repairs approved to a maximum of $5,000 is in the form of a grant, and does not require repayment.
Posted by Timothy Ross on September 28, 2018 at 8:58am
Received this email this morning and as normal it gets me thinking, what are we doing at Brock Shores Financial ? How are we #ImprovingFutures ? How are our actions lining up with our Vision, Mission and Core Values ?
One thing that we do is research and become aware of the issues and work towards putting sustainable practices in our business and life. A great resource for me has been my membership in RIA Responsible Investment Association https://www.riacanada.ca/timothy-ross/
I would love to read what you are doing to make a difference in your life, home, community, please join our online community and share your reflections in the comment section , your Utmost For Your Highest
In the meantime, let's read what Coro Stranberg has to say about the matter.
Have a blessed day
Timothy Ross, Founder Brock Shores Financial
#Improving Futures
Coro Strandberg works with businesses, government and industry associations to envision and innovate a sustainable future. She is an expert on sustainability leadership and transformational business practices and relationships.
"Sustainability is no longer about doing less harm. It's about doing more good."
Jochen Zeitz (Co-founder and co-chair of the B Team and past CEO of PUMA)
I’ve been thinking about the word “good” and how it shows up in our language in countless idioms: For goodness sake. All to the good. Good and ready. Goodwill. For good reason. Good company. And so on. In my work, good – when turned into action – means sustainable businesses that change everything for the better.
Growing global resource constraints – coupled with changing customer, investor, and government expectations – will drive companies to change the way they do business. In this newsletter, I bring you up-to-date on sustainability tools, trends, tips and trailblazers that can help you and your organization become a force for social good. Whether your organization needs a kickstart or it’s leading the way with transformational business practices, you’ll find lots of good news here.
2018 is trending as the watershed year when boards began to actively improve their oversight of the company’s social and environmental performance. Regardless of whether the impetus was scandals, investors, social movements, employees or consumers, more and more boards are taking their fiduciary responsibilities in this area seriously. Fortunately, there is considerable guidance in this new governance practice.
This spring I started teaching the Sustainable Board module for the new Governance Professionals of Canada certification program. The course provides a practical look at board sustainability oversight for governance professionals who advise boards and management on sustainability governance. This will equip corporate directors and executives with greater insight on how to steward the sustainable performance of the firm. Corporate governance leaders also have a sustainable board roadmap in a recently published white paper I authored on the topic for Conference Board of Canada. It's an update on the trends and drivers of sustainability governance that have emerged since the first paper I wrote on the subject in 2008, and provides a sustainability toolkit for boards and those who advise them. Check it out and share these resources with the boards and governance professionals you know.
Business Models for Good
Boards for Good are responsible for ensuring their business has a core social purpose as its engine for growth and goodwill. Businesses are defining and articulating their humanitarian reason for being. The United Way of the Lower Mainland is a leader in this global trend and in so doing, pivoting its corporate donor relationships. This spring I helped the United Way launch its Social Purpose Institute, growing business for good in Greater Vancouver and beyond. Uniquely, the Institute’s vision is to partner with cities, boards of trade and others to raise awareness of this business opportunity and build the regional capacity for social purpose business. In this way, business will bring all its assets, not simply its donations to community good.
Leveraging University Assets for Good
This trend towards leveraging assets for good is taking off in the public sector, too. To advance the widely acclaimed white paper I wrote for McConnell Foundation and SFU on "Maximizing the Capacities of Advanced Education Institutions to Build Social Infrastructure for Canadian Communities" published in 2017, I have been helping the McConnell Foundation and the Canadian Association of University Business Officers (CAUBO) scale social purpose administration and finance among administrative departments at Canadian universities and colleges, info here. The basic premise is that public institutions can bring all their assets and instruments (in addition to teaching and research) to advance societal well-being by applying a social, environmental, community or stakeholder lens to decision-making, budgets and projects. University administrators are finding new purpose and meaning in their jobs from this shift. According to one front line university staff member: "This [social purpose administration] is a new way of working. As administrators who spend our careers in our institution, we can see a tie to our organization. It is also tied to the place where you live. It is another use of your job. It gives me meaning in my day."
Professionals for Good
Not only are governance professionals and university administrators social-purposing their jobs, so too are other professionals looking to build more social value into everyday roles. Since the launch of the Sustainable Professional Association Initiative with The Natural Step, I have had the pleasure of advising associations representing human resources and governance professionals. Current work involves a project for the Real Estate Foundation of BC to define a professional development pathway to build sustainability expertise among realtors. Watch this space for the research paper in early 2019.
This work has me thinking about the "Purposeful Professional": I believe that purpose-driven companies and organizations are creating room for professionals to hone their personal purpose and bring it to work.
Products for Good
Organizations-for-good offer products-for-good. While not easy to go the distance, it can be done as described in this Conference Board of Canada resource I wrote on the topic. Notably, leaders like Marks and Spencer, BASF and LafargeHolcim are setting ambitious targets to reposition their product portfolios in alignment with a sustainable future. This Sustainable Brands article profiles these opportunities. For more detailed guidance, check out the Conference Board paper.
Advocacy for Good
Having a business model, professionals and products for good doesn’t guarantee a sustainable future. We also need government leadership to re-engineer policy, legislation and regulation so that fair, inclusive, low-carbon and circular growth can be enabled. Fortunately, more and more businesses are engaging in the public policy debate, as for-good advocates. This GreenBiz article unpacks this trend and drivers, while this tool offers an "advocacy for good" continuum, from oppositional to transformational practices. Check it out to see where your organization lies. Then engage your government and industry relations teams in how they can bring purpose and meaning to their jobs through a proactive sustainable public policy agenda.
That’s the goods for this newsletter. I always appreciate hearing from my readers. Don't hesitate to contact me for questions, clarifications or additional resources. Thanks for reading. Goodbye for now!
Coro
Good for you
events:
Corporate Sustainability Practitioners: Roles have changed, has your job description?
November 15, 2018 at 11:00 am PT / 2:00 PM EDT
This one-hour, low-cost webinar will discuss how the corporate responsibility practitioner role is becoming more strategic, enterprise-wide, and external. You’ll pick up insights on how the jobs, roles, and departments of CSR and sustainability practitioners are adjusting to meet the new imperatives. More information.
GreenBiz 2019
Phoenix Arizona, Feb. 26 – 28, 2019
I hope to see you at GreenBiz 2019, the Premier Annual Event for Sustainable Business Leaders. I will be moderating a session on "What every sustainability professional should know about board sustainability governance," with investors, corporate directors and sustainability professionals represented on the business panel. You’re guaranteed a thought-provoking and practical session. More information.
A picture is worth a thousand words, video's will multiple that , check out her Webinar Library
Posted by Timothy Ross on January 23, 2018 at 1:36pm
EFILE system is currently closed for personal tax returns and will re-open on Monday, February 26, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. (Eastern time) for the electronic filing of our clients 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 initial personal income tax and benefit returns and 2015, 2016 and 2017 amended T1 returns.
Sudbury Tax Centre 1050 Notre-Dame Avenue
Sudbury ON P3A 5C1
Local calls: 705-670-6499
Long distance calls: 1-800-361-6283
Fax: 705-670-6500 or 1-855-338-5495
Eastern Time
7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The following services will still be available after January 19, 2018:
Corporation Internet Filing for Corporation Income Tax (T2) returns.
Electronic filing of Form T1013.
Note: You must use the current-year version of the tax software to electronically submit the 2016 form through the T1013 transmission web service until 8:00 p.m. on Friday, February 9, 2018. When the T1013 web service re-opens at 8:30 a.m. Monday, February 12, 2018 it will only accept the 2017 version of this form.
Posted by Timothy Ross on November 28, 2017 at 3:20pm
Our office at Brock Shores Financial located in Tincap will be closed starting Wednesday Dec 20th , reopening Monday Jan 8th 2018 .
Some of the team may be stopping in from time to time during the holidays as we prepare for the new year in-case you see some activity. I will be monitoring my email at advisor@timothyross.com as I always do, so please reach out that way and I will do what I can to help. Many of us will be travelling and enjoying times with our family, close friends or simply exploring the shorelines on our adventures.
Our investment Firm's head office hours are listed below, in case of a desperate financial requirement for mutual fund business they are our backup team and available to take care of paperwork in our absence.
Please contact me first and we will connect with our administrative folks in Kingston if such a situation arises.
Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Prosperous Peaceful New Year !
Timothy Ross, CEO & Founder
Brock Shores Financial
#ImprovingFutures
Christmas Hours Dealership Professional Investments 2017
Hello Everyone, Kingston Office Hours
We will be open all of the business days this year during the Christmas holidays.
December 22nd – we will look to close a little early. Nothing set in stone, but most likely closing around 2pm.
December 27, 28 – Open regular business hours
December 29th - we will look to close a little early. Nothing set in stone, but most likely closing around 2pm.
