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:Experience Education Differently at DAC!
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First Bill to Implement Budget 2014 Becomes Law
Bill C31, an Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 11, 2014 and other measures, received Royal Assent on June 19.
Major Banks to Assist Financially Vulnerable Canadians
Delivering on a promise made in the Economic Action Plan 2014, Finance Minister Joe Oliver announced that the Government of Canada secured voluntary commitments from the country’s eight largest banks to provide low-cost or no-cost bank accounts to low income Canadians by January 15, 2015.
Tax Court Provides Clarity on Harsh Provision
Judges are forced to apply the law as it reads, but fortunately for taxpayers there is sometimes room for interpretation.
Evelyn Jacks: Warm Holiday Counts as Reasonable Medical Expenses?
Should taxpayers be able to deduct travel expenses to warmer climates as medical expense tax credits (METCs) to alleviate pain and suffering?
How much can I claim for the Children’s Arts Amount?
Your refund can grow by up to $75 with this federal tax credit.
