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:Mark Your Calendar: CE Events
Fall is the perfect time to focus on professional development. Take advantage of a number of upcoming live events and earn valuable CE credits with Knowledge Bureau.
2015 Tax Brackets and Personal Amounts Announced
This week CRA announced the indexation factor for 2015 (1.7%) and the resulting federal brackets and rates for 2015. Tax rates, of course, remain unchanged.
Year End RRSP Review: Overcontributions?
How many times have you prepared a return for a client who has made an RRSP contribution (either to their own or their spouse’s RRSP) but really should not have?
CRA’s Attempt to Grab $6 million Denied
The British Columbia Supreme Court (BCSC) recently made a ruling that was not only favourable to the taxpayer, but also set a welcome precedent for future taxpayers that enter into transactions with unintended tax consequences.
Kick Start 2015 Financial Plans
When it comes to family tax essentials you need to grasp in building wealth for your future, there is Both good news and bad news in the new Family Tax Cut provisions.
It’s Financial Literacy Month in Canada
In celebration we urge you to speak to your clients and their family about their Financial Fitness. To help, Knowledge Bureau has three important resources for you:
