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July 2024 Poll
Starting in July, CRA will provide legal warnings to recover more than $9 billion of overpaid pandemic recovery benefits like CERB. Do you think that is fair?
When Should Young People Learn Financial Literacy?
An interview with Evelyn Jacks, President, Knowledge Bureau, by Robert Martellacci, M.A. EdTech, President & Publisher, Mindshare Learning
Tax Audit Alert: Failure to Report Income Expensive
A business owner in Prince George, BC, Kewal Singh Raju (Raju), and his business, Raju Homes Ltd., plead guilty and were sentenced with hefty fines and jail time for income tax evasion. Raju was fined $113,164 and handed an 18 month Conditional Sentence Order. Raju Homes Ltd. was fined $74,366. The fines represent 75 percent of the taxes evaded.
Employed or Self-Employed?
Roller Hire v The Queen (2013). A common battle in the Tax Court of Canada is one between the designation of employee or independent contractor. The case of Roller Hire is a recent example, and Judge Hogan made some interesting comments for the Court.
RRSPs Down, TFSAs Up
Recent RRSP & TFSA savings statistics show that only 26% of eligible taxfilers contributed to an RRSP in 2010, but this dropped to 24% in 2011.
Paying a Balance Due to CRA? Order a Remittance Form First.
Is it true if you have a balance owing to CRA and you do not want to pay on-line you need to call CRA for a pre-printed form?
