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News and Views from
Pieter Demeester
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| Tax Planning Issue | March 2015 |
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Managing Your Money
Improve your tax-saving fitness - the child
fitness tax credit |
 No matter how physically fit you are, tax time can have you running to exhaustion looking for ways to save on taxes. Common tax credit and tax deductions Canadians might consider are - the spousal/eligible dependant federal tax credit, medical expenses and charitable donation credit, public transit federal credit
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Managing Your Taxes
Sorting out the tax slips |
 When winter winds finally give way to warmer breezes, you know that a new season is once again upon you - tax season. And with this new season, you may find the arrival of a tax slip for capital gains distribution from your mutual fund company.
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Tax Planning Concept
Debt Swapping: Make debt work for you |
 Not all debt is created equal. Interest expenses incurred for the purchase of non-registered income generating investments are generally tax deductible. Interest on loans to purchase personal assets, pay income taxes or buy you home, however, are not.
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Featured Article
8 things you need to know before claiming
new family tax credit |
 Tom McFeat of CBC News outlines some of the rules regarding the new family tax credit available for the 2014 tax year and onward, as well as some changes to the universal child care benefit for starting in 2015.
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, I hope you enjoyed this issue. If you have any questions or comments, please don't hesitate to get in touch. I would be more than happy to help you, understanding there is no cost in me doing so, nor any obligation.
Pieter J. Demeester Wealth and Risk Management Consultant FPSC Level 1™ Certificant in Financial Planning Associate to Mohamad Sawwaf, Director Investors Group Financial Services Inc. 416.483.7667 ext.504 
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