Winning the Tax Game 2005: A Year-Round Tax and Investment Guide For Canadians - Softcover

Cestnick, Tim

9780470836118: Winning the Tax Game 2005: A Year-Round Tax and Investment Guide For Canadians

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470836113 ISBN 13: 9780470836118

Publisher: Wiley, 2005

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Get in the game and step up to the plate — it's time to save tax!

Canadians love to hate taxes, and complaining about a huge tax bill is something of a national sport. But most Canadians have done little or nothing to reduce the income tax they pay. If you want to win the tax game, you've got to step up to the plate!

Nothing can better protect hard-earned income and help to accumulate wealth than clever tax strategies. In this fully refreshed and updated bestselling guide, Canada's foremost tax expert, Tim Cestnick, shows you how you can build a successful game plan that will reduce your taxes and maximize after-tax investment returns.

What's inside Winning the Tax Game 2005:

Essential guidelines and changes for the 2005 tax season
A look at the most recent innovations in tax-smart investing
Critical strategies for families, employees, and the self-employed
Advice designed to maximize your retirement income
Strategies to deal with your estate in a tax-smart manner
A summary of changes relevant in your province
Tim's "Tax Planning Tip Sheet," a detailed checklist to design your own game plan for paying less tax
Helpful charts, tables, and sidebars for fast access to important information

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About the Author:

Tim Cestnick, FCA, CPA, CFP, TEP is the best-selling author of The Tax Freedom Zone, Winning the Estate Planning Game, and Winning the Education Savings Game, and co-author of Death & Taxes and Your Family's Money. Tim is a frequent guest in the national media. He writes a bi-weekly column in The Globe and Mail and regularly appears on Canada AM, ROBTv, CBC Newsworld, and many investment programs on both television and radio across the country.

Tim experienced in all areas of personal taxation, particularly those related to owner/managers and U.S. personal tax. He has completed the CICA's In-Depth Tax Course and the Canadian Securities Course and is a member of the Canadian Tax Foundation and the teaching faculty of the institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario. After obtaining his CA designation with Deloitte & Touche, Tim became a partner at a local accounting firm and then started his own company, The WaterStreet Group, specializing in tax education and consulting. Tim is now managing director, National Tax Services, at AIC Limited.

www.timcestnick.com

Review:

"Easily the best book of its kind in Canada."

—Money Digest

"By far the best of the Canadian tax guides."

—Andrew Allentuck, globetechnology.com

"In a crowded field, Winning the Tax Game stands out."

—Canadian Book Review Annual

"Tim Cestnick really makes sense of the baffling world of personal taxes."

—Diedre McMurdy, journalist and broadcaster

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