Tax Tips & Traps: 2023 Q3

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS ISSUE INCLUDE:
  • Tax Tidbits
  • Cryptocurrency Exchange Cessation: Recordkeeping
  • Multigenerational Home Renovations Tax Credit: More Housing Support
  • Disability Tax Credit (DTC): Electronic Applications

Thank You for Voting for Us (again)!

We are proud to share that our Greater Hamilton office has been deemed “Best in the West” by the readers of NewsNow. We’ve been awarded the Diamond Award in the Accounting Firm category for the fifth year in a row!

Thank you to the voters for giving us these honours.

Best In West 2023 Accounting Firm logo

Tax Tips & Traps: 2023 Q2

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS ISSUE INCLUDE:
  • Tax Tidbits
  • Budget 2023: Top Five Items for Owner-Managers
  • Underused Housing Tax (UHT): Increased Disclosures and Taxes
  • TFSA: Carrying on a Business Within It

FSAT News: Spring/Summer 2023

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS ISSUE:

  • Valuing Lost Employment Income – Don’t Forget to Include Employer-Sponsored Benefits!
  • Forms of Payment and Non-Cash Consideration in Business Sale Transactions
  • How Should Redundant Assets be Treated in a Business Valuation?
  • Spotlight -Rachel Mak

Durward Jones Barkwell & Company LLP named one of Canada’s Top Small & Medium Employers for 2023!

DJB is honoured to be named among Canada’s Top Small & Medium Employers for the second year in a row. Canada’s Top Small & Medium Employers is an editorial competition that recognizes small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that offer the nation’s best workplaces and forward-thinking human resources policies.

Our people are our most important asset. At DJB, we strive to create an exceptional workplace where everyone is engaged and fully supported throughout their career. We couldn’t be more pleased that our efforts to innovate and sustain our existing employee programs and initiatives have been recognized once again.Darryl Teutenberg, Firm Managing Partner.

To be selected as one of Canada’s Top Small & Medium Employers, organizations are evaluated on:

  • Physical Workplace
  • Work Atmosphere and Communications
  • Health Benefits
  • Financial Benefits and Compensation
  • Family-Friendly Policies
  • Performance Management, Training, and Development
  • Vacation Policy and Paid Days Off
  • Community Involvement

Read the reasons for DJB’s selection as a Top Small & Medium Employer for 2023.

 

 

About DJB.  DJB is one of the largest public accounting firms in the Niagara/Hamilton/Halton region with multiple locations offering accounting, assurance, and business advisory services to businesses located throughout Southern Ontario. The Firm was founded in 1940 and has built its reputation on the engagement and commitment we’ve made to the communities in which we work and live.  DJB was also recently recognized as one of Hamilton-Niagara’s Top Employers for 2023.

 

DJB is a member of the RSM Canada Alliance.  The alliance provides us with access to the resources of RSM Canada while still allowing us to maintain our independence and entrepreneurial spirit. Through the RSM Canada Alliance, we are continuing to build and enhance our Firm’s culture by leveraging the infrastructure and best practices of RSM Canada.

 

Foresight: Spring/Summer 2023

Topics covered in this issue:
  • REMINDER – Bill 27: Working for Workers Act Policy on Disconnecting from Work
  • On Again Off Again – A Review of the Immediate Expensing Rules upon Coming into Force
  • Inheritance Planning
  • Working Capital in Business Transactions
  • Choosing the Right Software

 

New Senior Human Resources Consultant

Please join our Firm in congratulating Fran Bonomi on her recent promotion to Senior Human Resources Consultant.

Fran is a Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) and holds a Post Graduate Certificate in Human Resources Management from Niagara College, as well as an Honours Bachelor of Health Sciences from Western University. She has successfully completed the Workplace Investigations Training and Certificate Program conducted by Bernardi Human Resource Law in consultation with Human Resources Professional Association (HRPA). Fran assists a wide variety of clients in many different industries and niches with their HR projects and initiatives as part of the Human Resources Advisory Team.

Fran is an active member of the Niagara community, strongly believing in serving the community she lives in.  She is the current Head Coach of the Brock Women’s Lacrosse team.

New Supervisors

Please join our Firm in congratulating Kyle Hergott – Assurance (St. Catharines), Daniel Kowalczyk – Tax (St. Catharines), Tyler Parnham – Assurance (Hamilton), Emily Petro – Assurance (St. Catharines), Kevin Schweyer – Assurance (Hamilton), and Amy Wu – Assurance (St. Catharines) on their promotions to Supervisor.