Time’s Up: CRA’s 100 Day Mandate for Improvement

After years of frustration on the part of tax professionals and taxpayers alike, the Finance Minister ordered the Canada Revenue Agency to clean up its act in 100 days. Specifically, the improvement plan was to run from September 2 through December 11. Finance Minister and Minister of National Revenue, Francoise-Phillippe Champagne instructed CRA to fix “unacceptable wait times and service delays.” Time’s up this week and CRA has released an update on progress. What gets measured, gets done. Let’s see what CRA’s metrics show. 

There are three certainties in life:  death, taxes and change.  That’s why taxpayers and their advisors must take note when provinces like Alberta raise their taxes for the first time since 1987. 

The Quebec provincial budget was presented on March 26, 2015. 

Many people under estimate the power of body language and communication, especially when it comes to communicating with their clients. In this book except, Catherine Bell gives you some tips in communication management.

You are invited.... To make a difference in continuing professional development in the financial services in Canada at DAC 2015 - Multi Generation Planning: Growing New Wealth and Relationships in a Digital World.

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Meet Dan Allen, Certified Financial Planner, Master Financial Advisor- Retirement Income Services Specialist