Tax

It’s Tax Debt Season! Stressed?

March is here and April is quickly approaching – it’s time to sit down and do your taxes. For many people, their employer has deducted just the right amount to keep Canada Revenue Agency and other tax departments happy and all of the stress is over nothing. For others, the whole situation creates a feeling of panic. If you’re asking yourself how you’ll ever pay the tax debt you owe, …
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Credit Score Only Part Of The Puzzle

Almost every day an individual struggling with paying their debts responds with the phrase “I have a great credit score” and they are concerned about the impacts that dealing with their debts will have on their credit score. These three digit scores and their underlying ratings are designed to distinguish those who have mediocre credit (and should get higher interest rates and worse …
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The Trap of Unmanageable Credit Card Debt

As of 2011, there were just under 75 million Visa and MasterCard credit cards in Canadian wallets.  Considering the total population of Canada last year was about 34 million this says a lot about how willing we are to take on credit card debt and how easily many Canadians qualify for credit. After subtracting underage Canadians less likely to qualify for credit, 75 million cards means we hold …
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Highway 407 ETR can no longer deny plate renewals after consumer proposals or bankruptcy

It has been over ten years since an Ontario Court (incorrectly) decided that the Ontario Registrar of Motor Vehicles should be denying the renewal or issuance of license plates at the request of 407ETR for those who don’t pay their 407 ETR debt but have filed for bankruptcy or filed a consumer proposal. The decision brings Long awaited relief for Ontario Motorists In a long awaited appeal …
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