CRA’s Callback Service for Tax Pros Pilot
Are you a tax professional with years of experience? Have you ever felt frustrated after calling the CRA, having spent hours on hold, wasting your client’s or employer’s time, only to speak to CRA agents who aren’t qualified to answer your questions? The Auditor General of Canada was equally displeased in a scathing report last fall on wait times and accuracy levels at the CRA. Now a new CRA callback service may come to the rescue this tax season. Here is my experience with the pilot project so far:Quarterly Instalments – Avoid Remitting Too Much!
Many taxpayers are receiving electronic notices from the CRA reminding them that March 15 is coming up. That’s the day that the first quarterly tax instalment remittances are usually due for the new year, but because that day falls on a Saturday this year, the due date is March 17. The issue in a cash strapped world, is whether you really need to make these payment. Here is a backgrounder to guide you:
