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Question: Why are we taxes at the pay cheque and at the till?

Why are we like in Canada being taxed at the till and the pay cheque?
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Answer: Most countries have a range of taxes that raise the money needed to operate the government. Those usually include both consumption taxes (at the till) and income taxes. Using various tax policies allows the government to even out unfair taxation levels.

Value of depreciating a house

Q. I have a rental property in Florida. I bought it in 1982 and after about five or six years, I asked my accountant why he was not depreciating the house. His answer was, “We will do it when you...

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