Changes to Paper Filing Disempowering
Last tax season, only 7% of all Canadian tax filers filed on paper. The CRA is pushing for zero. It continues to steer the holdouts to digitized filing by adding lots of obstacles. Most recently, it is removing almost all the schedules from the tax return package it mails. This seems unfair to people who paper file because they can’t afford a computer and internet, distrust the security of online filing and those who are neither tax or computer literate. Here’s what they are up against:TAX TIP: Top Three Tax Investments for Education Funding
Statistics Canada reports that an undergraduate degree costs close to $6200 but according to a new study, 80% of parents don’t know that. Worse, most parents are poorly informed about tax efficient ways to save, especially weak on RESP knowledge. This is a great opportunity for tax and financial advisors to add significant value.
