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.Mark Your Calendar: Fall Education & Tax Filing Milestones
It’s back to tax school time and that means shoring up on tax knowledge for the 2023-2024 tax filing seasons, but also to mark your calendar for important milestones to meet CRA fall filing requirements. To help, here are the Knowledge Bureau Report’s Fall Financial Calendar Checklist:
Significant Draft Tax Legislation Released on August 4
No rest for tax and financial professionals, it seems. Between two long weekends, August 4 and September 8 a giant package of draft tax legislation (365 pages) and explanatory notes (459 pages) must be read, deciphered and reviewed to provide commentary. It’s a very tight window considering the significance of the provisions, which reform the tax system for employees, employers, high income earners, those embarking on intergenerational transfers, investors in the clean economy and mineral exploration and those who try to circumvent the intent of the law.
Back to School Supplies: Canada Child Benefit Increases Can Help
The cost of living adjustment for the Canada Child Benefit, along with other federal benefits and credits, increased by 6.3% in July, bringing a welcome raise to families with children who are navigating inflation-fuelled price increases, especially for back-to-school supplies. A mid-summer plan to improve the CCB for next year should however begin now. Here’s what you need to know:
Tax Audit Ready? Take 5 New Questionnaires
CRA is enhancing the questions they will ask when it comes time for a tax audit. In July, the department released 5 forms that require detailed information. These will be covered in more detail in the September 20 CE Summit; however, here is an overview of what’s in each form. Tax and accounting services specialists will want to add these forms to their interview checklists with every client who fits the profile for these requests:
In Crisis? Average Retirement Age Grows for Some
A report updated on July 31 from Statistics Canada provides new data on who is retiring in Canada and when. Is there in fact a retirement planning crisis in Canada? Who is experiencing it? You might be surprised at these new facts. You may also want to weigh in on your observations on August 16 at noon when we present a national Meeting of the Minds with the Society of RWMs™. Check out the stats and the pointed questions we will be asking our participants to weigh in on August. Your opinion matters. Please join us.
Distinguished Advisors and Speakers Headline the 20th Anniversary Distinguished Advisor Conference
Evelyn Jacks, President of Knowledge Bureau, is delighted to announce the headliners who will grace the prestigious stage at the Distinguished Advisor Conference (DAC), November 12 to 14 at the spectacular Banff Springs Hotel. This includes the outstanding MCs - two New Advisor of the Year Award winners – and a powerhouse of tax, investment, insurance, retirement and estate luminaries over the two day event.
