# What you need to know before filing taxes this year

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Podcast: [The Living Market Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-living-market-podcast-5452426)
Published: 2026-03-24T13:55:06+00:00
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## Resource

Tax season is here. Are you ready? Host Aurèle Courcelles, Vice-President, Tax and Estate Planning at IG Wealth Management, sits down with Jonathan Braun, Senior Manager of Tax and Estate Planning at IG Wealth Management, to break down everything Canadians need to know for their 2025 tax filing. They discuss the new federal tax rate reduction and its surprising impact on non-refundable credits, updated alternative minimum tax rules, strategic timing for RRSP deductions, how to maximize medical expenses and charitable donations, and essential prep work to make tax season less stressful. Whether you're self-employed, working from home or managing investments, this special edition of the Living Market delivers practical strategies to help you file with confidence.

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