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March 2025 Poll

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August 2, 2013 – Extended Deadline for Alberta Flood Victims

CRA will proactively adjust the due date for all federal business and other returns filed in Alberta that were due during the flooding. A federal business return filed by August 2, 2013, will be considered as filed on time.

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Tax Break for Northern Residents

If you’ve lived in a prescribed northern or intermediate zone for a period of at least six consecutive months beginning or ending in the tax year, you may be able to claim the Northern Residents Deduction on Line 255.  Not sure if you qualify? 

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Why Tax Pros Are Worth Their Salt

Alan Rowell, MFA, DFA-Tax Services Specialist, shines a light on a new communications issue at CRA...how would you advise a client with this problem?

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Disability Awareness: Non-Refundable Tax Credits

Our Disability Awareness series concludes this week with a look at non-refundable tax credits that can be claimed on the tax return. These articles are excerpted from Jacks on Tax, by Evelyn Jacks.

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Financial Educator: Eligibility for Claiming Disability Supports

The disabled who incur expenses of an attendant or other disability supports purchased in order to earn employment or self-employment income or to pursue education, can claim the costs of Disability Supports on Line 215 so long as the expenses were not reimbursed.

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