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    In the Spotlight

    Get to know the people of Baker Tilly WM! Meet the individuals who lead our firm in our brief ‘In the Spotlight' series.

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    Why more farmers are seeing smaller corporate tax bills

    Many farmers across Canada can expect to benefit from a change in the small business deduction (SBD) rules. In fact, you may have already noticed your corporate tax bill has gone down this year. This is because the change came into effect starting with corporate year‑ends ending April 30, 2023.

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    4 cyber concerns every business should consider

    Cyber criminals are constantly developing new techniques to compromise the security of unsuspecting businesses. The threat spectrum is always changing due to emerging technology and the expansion of cloud services, automation, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Against the backdrop of this evolving threat landscape, the risk paradigm for our public and private sector clients has evolved. What follows is an overview of the four most common cybersecurity threats and concerns we currently warn clients about.

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    The difference between expenses and capital expenditures

    The tax implications of expenses and capital assets are quite different, so it’s important farm businesses understand these implications before making a significant investment in new assets or renovations. Unfortunately, the difference is not always clear. When a farm business spends money on a project that is deemed a repair, this can be deducted in the current tax year as an expense. However, if money is spent on a capital improvement, that gets added to the cost of the asset, which is then depreciated over time. In other words, rather than get the full benefit of the deduction in the year the investment is made, businesses see this benefit gradually, over a number of years, depending on the class of the asset and the depreciation rate. That is the fundamental difference between expenses and capital expenditures.