Business Owners
Strategies to help increase your personal cash flow, keep key employees and protect your business.
Strategies for Families
Customized solutions based on you, plans for you to accumulate and protect your wealth.
Strategies to help increase your personal cash flow, keep key employees and protect your business.
Customized solutions based on you, plans for you to accumulate and protect your wealth.
Estate Freeze
/in blog, Estate Planning, tax /by Alto, Chang and Associates Financial ManagementAn estate freeze can be an integral part of your estate planning strategy. The purpose of an estate freeze is to transfer any future increase in your business’s value (generally shares) that you own to someone else.
Do you REALLY need life insurance?
/in blog, Business Owners, Family, Individuals, life insurance /by Alto, Chang and Associates Financial ManagementYou most likely do, but the more important question is, What kind? Whether you’re a young professional starting out, a devoted parent or a successful CEO, securing a life insurance policy is probably one of the most important decisions you will have to make in your adult life. Most people would agree that having financial safety nets in place is a good way to make sure that your loved ones will be taken care of when you pass away. Insurance can also help support your financial obligations and even take care of your estate liabilities.
British Columbia 2021 Budget Highlights
/in 2021, blog, tax /by Alto, Chang and Associates Financial ManagementOn April 20, 2021, the B.C. Minister of Finance announced the 2021 budget. We have highlighted the most important things you need to know, including:
• Changes in the requirement to repay the B.C. Emergency Benefit for Workers
• Home Owner Grant threshold change
• PST exemption for electric bikes
• Elimination of PST rebate for certain vehicle sales
• Delay in the carbon tax increase
• Tobacco tax increases
• Changes to the speculation and vacancy tax