TARGET AUDIENCE: Anyone who wants to understand the tax implications of life choices and beat the fear of the unknown-a large and unexpected tax bill. APPROACH: Most people understand that the biggest eroder of their income and wealth is taxes. Yet figuring out the big picture is difficult for most. In fact, the job seems so big to the lay person that they can't muster the energy to get started! There are just too many details! This book will cut down your learning time and help you understand the lingo and the process at a high level so you can get the best after-tax returns for your money. WHY IS THIS CONTENT ESPECIALLY TIMELY OR TOPICAL? Mastering your taxes involves two pain points: time and money! No one has a lot of time, yet that is what it appears to take to figure it out or understand it; worse it seems to need expensive professional advice to get it right. This book will help you sooth that pain by showing you simple principles to save time and money on your largest lifetime expense-taxes. KEY BENEFITS FOR AUDIENCE? - Understand the real impact of taxes on your income and capital - Learn to pay yourself first - Know how to split income with family members - Learn the basic principles of tax free and tax efficient investing - Take advantage of tax deferrals - Gather the right information - Ask the right probing questions - Structure your affairs-legally-to beat the taxman - Annual Updating-cut through the details and make it work for you

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EVELYN JACKS is an international speaker, educational publisher and leading program director in the tax and financial services industries over the past 25 years. She is the founder and President of The Knowledge Bureau, a national post-secondary educational institute that focuses on the development of real wealth managers - leading practitioners in the tax and financial services - through designation and certification programming. In addition, The Knowledge Bureau is launching a new series of strategic planning books for concerned investors and their advisors entitled the Master Your Personal Finances series: Financial education for decision-makers. Titles launching in early 2009 will include Master Your Taxes, Master Your Retirement, and Master Your Money Management. Evelyn is also one of Canada's most prolific and best-selling authors of over 40 books on personal taxation, the most recent being the third edition of Make Sure It's Deductible and Essential Tax Facts. Evelyn has established nationwide acclaim as a national and international award-winning business educator; winner of the prestigious Canadian Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Award from the Rotman School of Business and international recognition for business leadership through the Business Women's Network and the Canadian Embassy, presented in Washington, D.C. In 1999, she was also appointed a Commissioner for the Lower Tax Commission by the Premier of Manitoba. She has specific expertise in working in the areas of real wealth management, stewardship, team leadership and business succession aside from technical expertise in all aspects of taxation. She brings particular insights to high net worth families and their advisors in the area of inter-advisory practice management. She has authored and/or managed the creation of hundreds of certificate courses, several masters and designation programs, including four international conferences to top advisors in the area of holistic wealth management with affluent clients. She has written thousands of articles for numerous prestigious industry publications, including the National Post, Globe and Mail, Advisors Edge, advisor.ca, Morningstar, and is a frequent national television guest on ROB TV, and CBC Newsworld.