Make sure clients don't accidentally run afoul of the attribution rules
Throughout 2016, we posted podcasts and related articles on a variety of topics.
CRA employees have continued to improperly look up Canadians’ private tax records for sensitive information like income, deductions, benefits, payments and employment, CBC News reports. CBC, from information obtained under access-to-information law, found nine instances of improper retrieval of tax information since the start of the year. The problem has persisted after emerging in 2009 […]
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Diane Lebouthillier, national revenue minister, has waived reporting requirements for labour organizations and labour trusts for fiscal periods starting in 2017. The requirements arise from Bill C-377, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (requirements for labour organizations). Read: Part-time work helps Canada add 10,700 jobs That act, which came into force on December […]
CRA has posted changes to services for the 2017 tax-filing season. The following are new: Express NOA delivers an instant message regarding a filing, and then, within 24 hours, delivers the notice of assessment directly into EFILE-certified tax preparation software. To receive an express notice of assessment, tax preparers must have CRA credentials and have […]
Quebec residents are in full holiday shopping mode. But a comparison of rates shows that sales taxes are higher in that province than in most others, as well as higher than taxes in bordering American states.
In between your last-minute gift shopping and party planning, make time for these 2016 tax deadlines.
Being too aggressive can send you to Tax Court