ASK A STEVESTON INSIDER How has COVID-19 affected my taxes? If you received the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) or the Canada Emergency Student Benefit (CESB), no taxes were deducted from your benefit while taxes were withheld at source from the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB), the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB), and the Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (CRCB). In either case, if your 2020 Taxable Income was below $75,000 and you file your return by April 30th, the CRA will automatically apply interest relief on your balance owing until next year’s filing deadline of April 30, 2022. Like many others, if you worked from home during 2020, even without receipts you can claim Employment Expenses of $2 per day up to $400 maximum if you worked 50% of the time from home for at least 4 consecutive weeks. If your employer issued you a T2200S declaration form, you will be able to, under the Detailed Method, claim eligible expenses such as rent, utilities, internet, cell phone, and office supplies.
Krista, Elly & Amy
ROBEL INCOME TAX SERVICE LTD #105-3631 Chatham Street Richmond BC V7E 2Z1 604-241-7595 robeltax@shaw.ca | www.robeltax.com
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Robel INCOME TAX SERVICE LTD
ASK A STEVESTON INSIDER Does gel polish ruin your nails? Gel polish itself doesn’t ruin your nails. Nails get ruined by improper removal of gel polish or even by the client peeling the gel off themselves. Improper removal of gel polish will remove a layer of your nail plate, resulting in weak and brittle nails. Many nail salons use the “soak off” method which is fine as long as the technician is patient and does not scrape the nails with a cuticle pusher to speed up the process. Just remember that no permanent damage can be caused to your nail plate unless there is trauma to the matrix (the nail matrix is the area where your fingernails and toenails start to grow). A new nail will take about 3 to 4 months to regrow completely. Many think regular nail polish is a safer option for their nails, however, regular polish and nail hardeners are not without fault, as they often contain formaldehyde.
Nancy Bergeron, Owner
BELLATUDO #140 - 12420 No.1 Road Richmond, B.C. V7E 6N2 pronailsbynancy@gmail.com www.bellatudo.com 604-785-1476
Products with formaldehyde often make nails brittle and more likely to break or peel. Bellatudo is your one stop shop for nails, pedicures, hair colour and cuts, henna brow tinting, eyelash lifts and tints, facials and sugar hair removal.
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