Be cool, be organized

My mom is pretty cool and likes to be up on the latest devices. But more importantly, she likes to be organized. And now that she’s a grandmother of three, life is full of so many important events and memorable moments that she’ll love the S Planner to help her keep track of birthdays, events and appointments. She can even handwrite notes directly in her calendar, or scribble her thoughts down with the natural feel of a pen.

Summer's just around the corner, and we all know what that means - vacation time! But for most of us, this is only a few weeks out of the summer and then it’s back to work! So my question is – how do you maintain productivity in your workplace during the rest of the summer months?

Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans, John Lennon said.

If one of those other plans was getting your 2012 income tax return done and filed, and you missed the April 30^th tax deadline, don’t panic.

From having a prescription filled through needing to be ambulanced to a hospital, everyone has medical expenses. Fortunately, a lot of different medical expenses can be claimed on your income tax as a tax deduction – and even more fortunately, the medical expenses of other members of your family can be claimed, too.

You may not want to claim medical expenses on your income tax return, though. Because of the way medical expenses claims are calculated, you’ll get the biggest bang for your tax buck if the spouse with the lowest income claims all the medical expenses on his or her return.

Let’s have a look at the details.

April 30^th, 2013 is the deadline for filing your personal income tax unless you are self-employed.

If you or your spouse or common-law partner have been operating a business in 2012, you actually have until June 15^th, 2013 to file your income tax – but if you have tax to pay you still have to pay it on or before April 30^th, 2013, so you’re going to need to know whether or not you are going to get a refund or have a balance owing by April 30^th anyhow. The safe thing to do is to treat the “must pay” date as the filing date and get your income tax completely done by April 30^th. It’s too easy to forget about filing your tax return otherwise!

At just 1.8kg, the 11.6” EUROCOM Monster makes it easy to take your games or projects on the go.

The EUROCOM Monster is built with a heavy duty design for unintentional abuse while on the go, a perfect system for Students, on the go professionals and gamers.  

It’s been a long Canadian winter. But the days are getting longer, the weather is getting warmer, and the patio chairs are moving from the garage to the backyard. Yes, the backyard. Whether it’s for work or pleasure, one thing I love to do is sit in my backyard and surf on my tablet.  However, getting a wireless signal out in the backyard can be challenging for some.

Washing all the walls in their home. Volunteering to take someone else’s kids to their medical appointments. It’s amazing what people will do to put off completing and filing their income tax.

But what if doing your income tax was something you could just breeze through, confident that you were getting all the income tax deductions you had coming, and could file with the Canada Revenue Agency with just a click?

These tips will help you make that scenario a reality.

Did your grandma give you a cheque to help pay your tuition last semester? Or maybe your parents paid your way so you could go to school last year.

Did you know that as a student, you can transfer your unused Tuition and Education credits?

It’s your chance to give one of the people that’s helped you out, such as your parent, grandparent, spouse or common-law partner, or their parent or grandparent, a little payback by giving them a much-appreciated tax break – especially appropriate if they’ve helped you out with your tuition or other expenses.