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:Tax Tips: Should You Take Your CPP Early or Late?
Should you start your Canada Pension Plan early or late? The tax consequences may help you decide. First, know that CPP pension benefits are taxable.
A Terse Exchange: Independent Review of Budget Figures
The Finance Department has offered a terse but prompt response to a request with a very short deadline from the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) for additional information to justify figures in the March 22, 2016, federal budget.
May 2 Tax Deadline: Four Big Reasons to File On Time
April 30 falls on a Saturday this year, so midnight May 2 is the deadline for filing the T1 General Tax and Benefits Return.
Seven Tips for Separating Assets on Relationship Breakdown
Couples feuding? If it ends in separation or divorce, there are tax strategies you can use that are critical in minimizing the financial damage that can occur in these cases. Here are seven tips for separating in a tax-efficient way.
Soar Higher: Rewire Your Thinking and Your “Value Hub”
The financial services industry has never been under more pressure to improve on its professionalism. At the same time, more services are being disrupted by new technologies and providers.
Start-Ups: Seven Tips To Audit-Proof Your Tax Return
When did your business go from being a sideline or hobby to a viable going concern? It’s important to be able to pinpoint the date if you want to stay out of CRA’s cross-hairs.
