Posts Tagged ‘credit’
The New Debtor Prison
We have found that a new form of debtor prison exists and this is due to excessive phone calls, emails, text messages and mail from creditors and collection agencies. These tactics can leave a person feeling afraid to answer their own phone and for some, it can cause undue stress and anxiety which can negatively affect their everyday life and ability to function at work.
Read More7 Ways to Get More From Your Income Tax Refund
Hopefully you are one of the people who is fortunate enough to be getting a refund. While it may be tempting to spend your refund at the mall or splurge on some other consumer goods or a trip, we have 7 suggestions that will provide you with more bang for your buck.
Read MoreIncome Tax Deadlines
For Canadians, April 30 is the official deadline to file your personal income tax return with the Canada Revenue Agency. If you file your return past the deadline you will be assessed a late filing penalty. The deadline, if you or your spouse or common-law partner carried on a business in 2016, is June 15.
Read More2017 Surplus Income Standards
The Government of Canada has set net monthly income thresholds for a person or family to maintain a minimal standard of living in Canada. Every dollar that a bankrupt family makes above this level is subject to a surplus income payment of 50% while a person remains bankrupt.
Read MoreBudgeting 101 – Part 5 of 5
Catastrophic expenses are those expenses that you have no reasonable expectation of knowing that they are coming and they have a material and negative impact on your finances to the extent that you cannot recover from the impact and, in fact, may not even be able to deal with the expense in the first place..
Read MoreWhy People Delay Getting Help With Their Debt
The longer an individual waits to get help with their finances, the harder it is to help as the number of options is greatly reduced. By the time most consumers come to us the only choices left are to file personal bankruptcy or consumer proposal. If you are starting to struggle financially reach out for professional assistance before things get beyond your control.
Read MoreBudgeting 101 – Part 4 of 5
Lumpy expenses, as I call them, are expenses that we know (or should know) are coming down the track and will have to be incurred but only happen once in a lifetime or only once every couple, few, 5, 10 or 15 years (or so). Lumpy expenses can cause significant stress if you have not prepared for them.
Read MoreWhat is a Deemed Trust?
In a bankruptcy, amounts owing for GST/HST and the employer portion of CPP and EI, and penalties and interest on these amounts are unsecured claims, ranking the same as all other general creditors of a debtor. However, before bankruptcy occurs, CRA may obtain a lien or charge (be filing a memorial judgment) against the real or personal property of a debtor, CRA will be a secured creditor.
Read MoreBudgeting 101 – Part 3 of 5
Like monthly expenses, most annual expenses are predictable; at least to the extent that you know they are going to happen. Sometimes the amount is uncertain or the amount is discretionary (you set it – requires some internal fortitude to manage).
Read MoreBankruptcy: My Name is Still On My Ex-Spouse’s Home
To get your name off of the mortgage, your ex-spouse will have to qualify for the mortgage, on his or her own name, when the mortgage comes up for renewal. Whether or not they qualify is up to their financial institution.
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