Donate securities to charity (and be a bit of a tax Scrooge)

You may have heard that there are tax advantages to giving to charity, particularly if you want to give shares and securities, but do you really understand how it works? Do you know whether it might work for you? I'm attaching a link to an excellent article in the Globe and Mail by Tim Cestnick that really explains it well. Click here to read it. Although the article talks about charitable giving while you're alive, the same tax principles apply to giving to charities through your will.

An entrepreneur's guide to giving wealth away

I always like finding articles that can talk about tax in plain language. The attached is one of those, and author Tim Cestnick does a great job explaining how owners of small businesses can get tax breaks both in their lifetimes and at the time of their deaths. Click here to read the article from the Globe and Mail.

Caregiver tax credit: do you qualify?

Given the number of people who indicated in January's poll here on my blog that they were solely responsible for the care of an aging parent, I found this article to be particularly interesting. The world of tax credits can be a challenging maze, but in this article, Audrey Miller consults a tax expert for answers.