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RLB WINS CLEARLYRATED’S 2023 BEST OF ACCOUNTING AWARD FOR SERVICE EXCELLENCE

Federal budget commentary 2023 On March 28, 2023, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland released Canada’s 2023 Budget (Budget 2023). Budget 2023 prioritizes four key initiatives: (i) strengthening the middle class, (ii) making life more affordable, (iii) increasing accessibility to public health, and (iv) fostering a more environmentally sustainable economy.

Executive Summary: On March 23, 2023, Ontario’s Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy delivered the 2023 Ontario Budget (the 2023 budget). The 2023 budget revealed the framework for Ontario’s “Plan to Build”: a targeted approach to help people and businesses by offering tax relief to manufacturers and small businesses.

One of RLB’s core values is to give back to our communities that have supported us throughout the years. As much of the world moves on from pandemic life, many families in our communities are still struggling with food insecurity and the increased cost of feeding our families. With these ongoing challenges facing our friends and neighbours, we wanted to find a way to bridge the gap.  

Executive Summary On Nov. 3, 2022, Canada’s Minister of Finance, Chrystia Freeland, released Canada’s Fall Economic Statement; the government’s first update in the wake of high inflation, increasing interest rates and economic uncertainty. The 2022 Fall Economic Statement introduces several new tax measures and affirms the government’s intention to proceed with previously announced tax measures, although the implementation date of some key measures is being delayed (trust reporting rules, mandatory disclosure rules and excessive interest and financing expense limitation rules).

RLB Chartered Professional Accountants is happy to announce that they have joined RSM Canada Alliance, a premier affiliation of independent accounting and consulting firms, effective October 11, 2022. This affiliation gives RLB Chartered Professional Accountants access to a full range of national and international capabilities through RSM Canada LLP.  

Employers with 25 or more employees as of January 1st of any year must have a written policy on electronic monitoring in place no later than March 1st of that same year. This new requirement for a written policy requires employers to be transparent by providing employees with certain information about any electronic monitoring in place. It is important to note that it does not establish a right for employees not to be electronically monitored by their employer, nor does it create any new privacy rights for employees.

I change my password on a quarterly basis, I don’t stay logged into my social media accounts on multiple devices, and I would never open any attachments that look questionable.

Guelph, ON – June 7, 2022 – RLB is proud to announce that Shawn Deyell has recently received his Family Enterprise Advisor (FEA) designation.