The AC Group of Independent Accounting Firms Limited

Your copy of our latest Tax Tips and Traps newsletter (First Quarter 2012) is now available for downloading.

Looking for a handy checklist to use in gathering all your 2011 T1 tax information together for your accountant?  We've attached a handy, user-friendly reference! 

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The AC Group is pleased to be an advertising sponsor for Atlantic University Sports (AUS) telecasts and the QMJHL games which are covered by Eastlink TV in the Region.   The decision to do so was made after AC initially sponsored games in the Nova Scotia Soccer League for the 2011 summer.  Our ads promote the benefits of healthy sport, and reminds viewers to the Eastlink TV telecasts that AC Group firms recognize the importance of families to our clients.

We are particularly pleased to sponsor the AUS football, hockey and basketball game broadcasts.  Universities, and of course university sport, play a large role in the Atlantic Canadian culture and environment, with the majority of our partners and staff being alumni of universities. And, regardless of the university that has your support, sports emphasize the hardwork, dedication, and teamwork which we look for in the grads we recruit each year.

As expected, the final 2011 Federal Budget was passed in Parliament on Monday, June 13, just a week after it was introduced by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty.It is expected that the required legislation bill will be introduced and passed before the House adjourns for the summer.

The final version of the budget is almost identical to the one Finance Minister Jim Flaherty handed down March 22 before the opposition parties brought down the minority Conservative government. As some analysts have commented, it could be argued that the March 22 version should be considered to be the “ultimate budget leak”, as the final budget is essentially unchanged. For this reason, it is expected that the final legislation will back-date most of the provisions to the original dates announced in the March 22 budget.