Capital Gains Chaos: Extensions & Unprecedented Delays to Tax Season 2025
Stop! Don’t file a T1 or T3 tax return yet, says a March 11, 2025, news release from the CRA, if you have been impacted by the chaos of the proposed capital gains inclusion rate increase.EOT: New $10 Million Exemption on Business Succession
February is the month to focus on retirement savings for a future of financial security. For business owners that is particularly important as they often have all their retirement eggs in one basket: the business. It’s not easy to sell a business and when the time comes, it’s important to know about the latest tax-advantaged succession option, which comes with a $10 million Capital Gains Exemption.
Paper Returns: When Preferred, When Required
Processing a tax return will begin on February 19 and that’s also the date any paper tax return packages will be mailed. If you want to receive your return, refunds and Notice of Assessment faster, electronic filing is the way to go – and about 93% of Canadians chose that option last year. Aside from accessing the tax forms and line-by-line instructions immediately, CRA promises that processing an electronically filed return will take about two weeks, as opposed to 8 weeks for paper returns, according to CRA’s service standard. But in more than a dozen instances, paper filing is actually required. Check it out here:
UHT Filing – Still Clear As Mud
Exactly who needs to file a UHT-2900 by April 30, 2024? Even tax pros are having trouble deciphering these complicated rules, and explaining them to their clients. Fortunately, Knowledge Bureau’s Advanced T1 Tax Update Course, now available online for tax training, has the answers and a handy conversation guide for tax accounting and financial advisors to share with their clients. Here’s a brief synopsis of filing requirements:
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FHSA: New Lines & Forms on the T1 This Year
If you opened a First Home Savings Account in 2023, you’ll be addressing potentially 3 new lines on the 2023 tax return, several new auxiliary tax forms and a brand-new Schedule 15. Here is what you need to know:
