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Investing

5 Clever Ways To Invest Your Tax Refund For Your Future

Tax refunds are great, aren’t they? They feel like free money, and most of us are all too willing to treat them as such, splurging them on things we want but wouldn’t normally buy.

However, tax refunds are not actually free. They’re a repayment of extra tax you’ve paid, without earning interest on it. In 2015, the average tax refund was a little over $3,000, so make up for lost time by investing your refund in something that gives you long-term benefits.

Here are three major areas to consider:

  • Insurance protection
  • Emergency savings
  • Extra funds for fun activities or your own interests

We’ll look at these in more detail below.

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Taxes

Are You Missing Out On Tax Refunds?

H&R BLOCK CANADA FINDS MORE THAN $50,000 IN

MISSED TAX REFUNDS IN ALDERGROVE, B.C.

Nearly a third of the participants on the Million Dollar Neighbourhood TV series made errors on their returns

Calgary, AB – January 23, 2012 – It is only the first episode of Million Dollar Neighbourhood on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network (Canada), but thousands of Canadians may have money hidden in their tax returns. H&R Block’s Second LookSM review of tax returns in Aldergrove, B.C., resulted in an additional $50,000 in tax refunds. H&R Block tax professionals found nearly one third of the participants missed credits or deductions and, of the taxpayers with refunds, the average amount was $1,571.

Million Dollar Neighbourhood is a new original series offering an unprecedented social experiment set in Aldergrove in which 100 families have only 10 weeks to raise their collective net worth by $1 million. The first episode aired January 22, featuring H&R Block tax specialists in a segment.

“For most taxpayers, receiving a Notice of Assessment means their tax return is approved, but it doesn’t mean you claimed everything you are entitled to,” says Cleo Hamel, senior tax analyst, H&R Block Canada. “In our experience in Aldergrove, we uncovered missed credits and deductions that resulted in refunds from $100 to more than $10,000.”

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