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December 2024 Poll
Should the $250 Working Canadian Rebate be passed into law to provide tax relief to individuals with working net income under $150,000, who also contribute to the CPP?
Review Disability Tax Credit Forms with Doctors
The Disability Tax Credit is lucrative—be sure to take the time to review the Disability Tax Credit Certificate (Form T2201) with your doctor.
Real Estate Agent Tests Gross Negligence Definition
The Tax Court of Canada recently allowed aspects of an appeal of one prominent real estate agent in Winnipeg from reassessments made by the Minister of National Revenue (MNR).
RDSPs: Year End Planning News
If you have a client who has a Registered Disability Saving Plan and is receiving disability assistance payments from the plan, a portion of these payments will be shown in Box 131 of a T4A slip and added to income on the 2013 return.
What is the Timeline for Claiming Charitable Donations?
Gifts made by you or your spouse in the current year or in any of the immediately preceding five years can be claimed on this year’s return so long as those donations have not already been claimed.
Charitable Donations – No Receipts, No Credit Claims
In a recent appeal to the Tax Court of Canada (TCC), Emily Sowah argued that the Minister of National Revenue (the Minister) was incorrect in disallowing her charitable tax credit for purported cumulative gifts of $10,252 in the 2006 taxation year.
