Time’s Up: CRA’s 100 Day Mandate for Improvement

After years of frustration on the part of tax professionals and taxpayers alike, the Finance Minister ordered the Canada Revenue Agency to clean up its act in 100 days. Specifically, the improvement plan was to run from September 2 through December 11. Finance Minister and Minister of National Revenue, Francoise-Phillippe Champagne instructed CRA to fix “unacceptable wait times and service delays.” Time’s up this week and CRA has released an update on progress. What gets measured, gets done. Let’s see what CRA’s metrics show. 

With the arrival of Fall and year-end preparation about to begin, Knowledge Bureau offers a number of options to hone your skills, fill knowledge gaps, and satisfy your CE/CPD requirements.

Knowledge Bureau’s November live event line-up of Corporate Tax & Year-End Planning Bootcamp and our 10th annual Distinguished Advisor Conference are sure to provide valuable and intensive learning and networking experiences. We are pleased to introduce Larry Frostiak as a featured speaker at both events.

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As we enter the fourth quarter, you may be planning meetings with your clients to minimize the tax bite for 2013. For many clients, charitable donations form part of that plan. But how much income tax can you save by making a charitable donation.