News & Tax Tips

Seymour Gardner & Associates has an opportunity for an experienced bookkeeper to join our team. We have an immediate opening for a bookkeeper, with some experience,  who is highly motivated, detail oriented and keen to working in a professional public practice...

Just a few tax changes to be aware of as we get ready to file 2017 tax returns. Thanks to our friends at CPABC for this article. Please like and follow @SeymourGardnerCPA to stay up to date during tax season. Contact our office to make an appointment to discuss your...

Click below to see why you need to be careful how you use your TFSA or you might be subject to unwanted tax consequences. Stop using your TFSA to frequently trade stocks — the CRA may see it as taxable business income

Click below to learn about some year-end tax planning ideas, recently posted in the Financial Post: It’s that time to break out the year-end tax-planning playbook Call us to discuss if any of these situations may apply to you.

BC Budget Update (Sep 2017) BC Budget On September 11, 2017, the government announced proposed changes to the provincial tax laws. Some of these changes confirm changes previously announced on February 21, 2017. These changes are subject to the approval of the...

“UNIFICATION OF THE ACCOUNTING PROFESSION CGA-Canada united with the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada) under the CPA banner on October 1, 2014. Unification will enhance the influence, relevance and contribution of the Canadian accounting...

CPA Canada’s president and CEO Kevin Dancey plans to step down from his leadership position in May, 2016. “Since graduating from McMaster University with a degree in math and economics, Dancey has had a career that has spanned the public, private and non-profit...

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) provides some basic information on how GST/HST works, what is HST, place-of-supply rules, what they mean by taxable, zero-rated, and exempt supplies, importing and exporting, buying or selling a business. This information can be found...