Small Business reporter Jenny Lee

 
 

 

Opinion: Sending more money to feds won't create jobs in B.C

Canada needs to start thinking about where it will get the workers it needs to keep the economy moving.

In 2007, the Government of Canada sought the collaboration of the provinces and territories to keep Canadian industry competitive by driving down business taxes. The plan will see combined federal and provincial/territorial corporate income tax rates drop to about 25 per cent by 2013, one of the lowest tax rates in the G8.

 
 
 
 

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Salvatore and Jennifer Fuccillo´s in a kitchen with the silicon freezer compost bin they've designed and are marketing.

School assignment turns into business venture for local designers

Jennifer and Salvatore Fuccillo's freezer compost bin started out as an art school assignment.


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RRSPs

VANCOUVER BC --FEBRUARY 21, 2011 -- David Sung relaxes in his office in Vancouver on February 21, 2011. For story on RRSP's. (Wayne Leidenfrost/ PNG) (For story by Jenny Lee) Trax #00051057A

GICs, stocks good for small business owners

Small business owners and incorporated professionals should not make RRSP contributions if they are ...


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Ronan Van rooij, 12, skips up a storm at Winston Churchill Square during Family day on Monday.

Christy Clark's 'Family Day' ran into a wall of business owners

The small print in my pocket calendar that counts off the days I can't get back told a grim tale when...


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Tax Questions

You can claim expenses for your home office, but draw the line at deducting a washroom for the office.

Deduct reno only if it's for bona fide home office

Tax deductions for freelance work and the transition from RRSP to RRIF were among the topics raised...


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