Posts Tagged ‘personal bankruptcy’
What Is a Consumer Proposal?
Most consumer proposals are structured as monthly payments overtime at less than the full payout.
Read MoreDirector Obligations and How To Prevent Corporate Debts From Becoming Personal
Company debts can become personal debts. It is important to understand the links between the Company and directors (including guarantors of Company debts). These links need to be considered and managed when dealing with a Company insolvency. We have the experience to help.
Read MoreWhat Does It Mean to File For Personal Bankruptcy in Canada?
Personal bankruptcy provides a financial fresh start when other options are not practical. Even if you don’t want to use bankruptcy to resolve your situation, you should still understand how it works and don’t ignore the option just because of the “B” word.
Read MoreThe Up-Sell
You can’t make it through a drive-through without “do you want to upsize that?”, “can we add a muffin?”, “do you want to make a donation to….”; no, thank you, I just want the coffee I ordered!
Read MoreThe 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 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.
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