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Saskatchewan taxpayers dealing with return of small business tax – DiscoverEstevan.com

Small businesses in Saskatchewan are looking at their numbers as the province has reintroduced a small business tax this month.

The original small business tax was two per cent, before being cut during the pandemic as a way to help businesses.

Now the province has partially reinstated that tax, raising that to one per cent this year and two per cent next July.

Estevan Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Jackie Wall says that it’s tough to predict how businesses will fare with that tax return.

“It’s a difficult question to answer because several industries have bounced back quite well and

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Small business tax hike is ‘the straw that breaks the camel’s back’

Published July 12, 2023 • Last updated 6 days ago • 3 minute read

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‘This could make or break businesses right now’: Over 31,000 small businesses in Saskatchewan will see their taxes go up after the province raised them by two per cent on Canada Day. Photo by Lyle Aspinall/Postmedia Network /Postmedia

Over 31,000 small businesses in Saskatchewan will see their taxes go up after the province raised them by one per cent on Canada Day.

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Small Businesses Quip ‘What Recession?’ Amid Rising Confidence Despite Economic Challenges By Benzinga


© Reuters. Small Businesses Quip ‘What Recession?’ Amid Rising Confidence Despite Economic Challenges

Benzinga – US small businesses are more confident in the economic landscape, underscored by a seven-month peak in June, per the latest data from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).

The upward trend comes despite inflation and labor quality remaining top concerns for small business owners.

The NFIB’s Small Business Optimism Index rose 1.6 points in June to 91 — the highest monthly jump since August 2022. The figure is still below the 49-year average of 98, marking 18 consecutive months of subdued confidence levels.

“Inflation

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Protein Sparing Chai Ice Pops

It’s funny how there are many recipes that my family enjoys weekly but I have never written recipes for them. These protein sparing chai ice pops are one of them. My son Kai begs for these ice pops all the time!

They are so easy to make, we always have them in the freezer. I love that I have an easy protein-packed treat for my kids (and myself!) when hunger strikes!

HOW TO MAKE PROTEIN SPARING CHAI ICE POPS

To make Kai’s protein sparing chai ice pops, I used Equip vanilla Prime Protein powder!

It works great for making recipes

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Halle Berry Bomb Pops – Maria Mind Body Health

It’s my dear friend Halle Berry’s birthday on August 14th but with the 4th of July coming soon, I thought I must share my special recipe for Halle Berry Bomb Pops this month!

As many of you know, I had the great pleasure of making friends with the beautiful Halle Berry and she wrote the forward for my Sugar Free Kids cookbook!

I wanted to write a very special keto recipe for Halle Berry’s birthday so my boys and I created Halle Berry Bomb Pops which is a recipe found in my Sugar Free Kids cookbook!

Halle Berry is the

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Tri-Cities woman created a fake business to get $337,000 in COVID-relief money

A West Richland woman was sentenced to a year and three months in federal prison for fraud related to COVID-19 loans intended for small businesses struggling during the pandemic.

Jimia Rae Cain, 52, also had to pay back about $337,000 she received in two federal loans.

She had previously asked that she be allowed to not repay $265,000 of that under a loan forgiveness program.

“I can’t underestimate how serious these offenses are,” said Judge Mary K. Dimke, during a sentencing hearing Thursday in the Richland, Wash., courthouse.

The nation was in crisis during the pandemic and businesses were on

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Chick Boss Cake owner urges small businesses to speak out about London vandalism – London

After a recent break-in, a London, Ont., business owner is speaking out about the rising incidents of vandalism and encouraging other businesses to do so as well.

Rebecca Hamilton, the owner of Chick Boss Cake on Wellington Street just south of Horton, says that the Friday night break-in was just the latest of at least five, along with multiple incidents of vandalism towards their branded vehicles.

The incident was captured on a surveillance camera, newly installed after the previous break-in.

London police have confirmed to 980 CFPL that an investigation into the incident is ongoing.

Chick Boss Cakes has three

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CEBA loan repayments put 8,000 small Saskatchewan businesses “at risk”: CFIB

Some small businesses in Saskatchewan are at risk of closing by the end of next year.

That is a projection being made by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) following a recent survey by member businesses in the province.

The deadline for the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) loan is due at the end of this year. Many small businesses just won’t be able to repay it by that time.

Having to find, in some cases, up to tens of thousands of dollars could mean small business make the choice to close.

Brianna Solberg, the director of legislative affairs

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