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This Week’s Edition of KBR:

March 2025 Poll

In your view, has CRA improved its services to clients and tax preparers this year?
Yes: 1 votes
2%
No: 49 votes
98%
 

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Death of a Taxpayer– Being Proactive With Your Clients Instead of Reactive

Death is never timely, yet it comes to at least one per cent of the population each year. Advisors need to be able to help their clients minimize the income tax consequences before the event occurs. 

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Distinguished Advisor Conference Special Offer: RSVP by February 15

What does it take to be a Top Gun in the financial services? To be amongst the most highly regarded in your industry, you must exhibit the characteristics and skills reserved for the elite: exceptional academic achievements, outstanding personal leadership and teamwork abilities and most of all, a stronger drive than others to be at the top of your field.

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Life Purpose

“No one’s happiness but my own is in my power to achieve or to destroy.” - Ayn Rand

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Tax Tips: What’s The Tax Filing Deadline: May 2 or June 15?

It’s really surprising how many people don’t know when the tax filing deadline is. CRA often mentions two dates: May 2 and June 15. Which is it for you? 

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T-Slip Preparers Face Big Penalties for Failure to File Online

It’s time to get those T4s and T5s out and here’s another reason from CRA to go paperless: Those who issue more than 50 T-slips for a calendar year on paper instead of by Internet file transfer or Web Forms, will be subject to huge penalties this year. All T-slips must be filed with the CRA by February 29, with the exception of T3 slips and T5013s, which are filed by March 31.

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