Cities with the Lowest Taxes in Canada Tax rates range from 5% to 15%. See where to find the lowest from @moneysense

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Canadians seldom think twice about the cost of going to the doctor or sending their kids to school, but nothing in this country really comes for free. Taxes pay for everything from the roads we drive on to our universal health care. They’re the unavoidable cost of living in a modern society. But that doesn’t mean we enjoy paying them.

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Canadians face some tax changes in the new year after a busy 2016 from @CTV News

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MONTREAL — Canadians will ring in the new year with a number of tax changes that will affect the bottom line of federal and provincial governments. Here’s a look at some of them:

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The federal government is ending four child tax credits this year: arts, fitness, education and textbooks in 2017. Parents of children under the age of 16 can pre-pay 2017 arts and fitness programs to claim them on 2016 tax returns as long as total spending for 2016 does ...

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How professional accounting services help the self-employed from @thehamiltonspectator

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According to Statistics Canada, more than half a million Canadians become self-employed each year. Working for yourself can be exciting and scary. You no longer have the security of a regular paycheque and company benefits; but on the plus side, you no longer have a boss, regular hours or annoying co-workers to deal with. It also means you will not have a pension, which makes retirement planning more crucial than ever.

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