One Week Away: Prepare for Today’s CRA Audit Environment

What’s changing at CRA? Who is at greater risk of an audit? What can CRA demand, and how should you respond when an assessment is wrong? In just one week, the September 23 CE Savvy Summit: Audit Defence Management brings together Evelyn Jacks, Ruth Horst and Kim G C Moody for a comprehensive update on the issues tax professionals need to understand to prepare stronger filings and defend their clients.

One Day: A Comprehensive Look at Audit Defence!

New Issues in Audit Defence – Evelyn Jacks, DMA, RWM™, MFA™, MFA-P, FDFS™
Explore CRA priorities for 2026–27, new reporting and compliance issues and how CRA’s increasing use of AI and expansive data is changing the identification of high-risk returns.

Five High-Risk Audit Areas – Ruth Horst, BA, Hons., FDFS™
Take a deeper look at audit risks involving COVID-19 benefits, cryptocurrency, real estate, cash-intensive businesses, and the gig economy and small business—and the issues that can put taxpayers under greater scrutiny.

The New Audit Process – Kim G C Moody, FCPA, FCA, TEP, FDFS™
Understand CRA’s audit powers and legislative authority, information requests, penalties, Voluntary Disclosures and Taxpayer Relief, record retention, compliance orders and tips and traps in preparing Notices of Objection.

The AI-Astute Advisor – Kim G C Moody, FCPA, FCA, TEP, FDFS™
What happens when the machine gets it wrong? Explore algorithmic bias, incorrect targeting, privacy concerns and increasing data integration, along with complex scenarios involving foreign assets, T1135 and T1134 reporting, snowbirds, businesses operated abroad and departure tax.

Bring It Back to Your Practice

Know the risks before the return is filed. Understand CRA’s powers when an audit begins. Know the options when an assessment is incorrect. And bring the professional knowledge, experience, wisdom and judgement increasingly important as tax administration becomes more technology-driven.

The September 23 CE Savvy Summit is live and virtual, giving you the opportunity to learn alongside professionals from across Canada while gaining comprehensive professional development you can put into practice with your clients and team.

Check out the detailed agenda and register now!