CRA’s Callback Service for Tax Pros Pilot
Are you a tax professional with years of experience? Have you ever felt frustrated after calling the CRA, having spent hours on hold, wasting your client’s or employer’s time, only to speak to CRA agents who aren’t qualified to answer your questions? The Auditor General of Canada was equally displeased in a scathing report last fall on wait times and accuracy levels at the CRA. Now a new CRA callback service may come to the rescue this tax season. Here is my experience with the pilot project so far:Taxable and Non Taxable Auto Allowances and Benefits
Reasonable motor vehicle allowances are not taxable if it is reasonable.
Employers’ Treatment of GST/HST on Employees Taxable Benefits
Some employee taxable benefits are subject to GST/HST, while others are not.
New Legislation: The Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 2
New legislation from the Department of Finance, The Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 2, received Royal Assent on December 17.
Windfall Court Victory for Taxpayer Reveals Hidden Merits of Informal Procedure
Legge v. The Queen (2014) TCC 360
Improving Economic Potential: A Smart Financial Goal
Happy New Year! What’s your “economic potential” in 2015?
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Sometimes a little clarification is in order.
