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New: Personal Support Workers Tax Credit Coming Soon

Personal support workers will receive billions in increased wages from federal/provincial governments in B.C., Newfoundland and Labrador and the Northwest Territories.  Those workers in other provinces will now get a raise too, but they will have to wait until filing their 2026 returns in the spring of 2027 to cash in, according to an October 27 pre-budget announcement.  Here are the details:

Stay Away from Charity Schemers

If you participate in an abusive charitable donations tax shelter, you’re opening yourself up to a sure audit.

Author Catherine Bell Speaks on the ABCs of Professionalism

Catherine Bell, author of Empower Your Presence, recently spoke at the Ad & Sales Club in Brockville, ON about the importance of the ABCs of professionalism. What are the ABCs?

Sharpen Your Tax Investigative and Research Skills

At tax time your clients are counting on you to prepare an accurate tax return that will provide them with the maximum benefit. Learn how to dig deeper on a line-by-line basis with T1 Professional Tax Preparation – Advanced.

When Should You Draw from CPP?

Should you draw from the CPP early?

Winn$tock – Think Big for a Great Cause

Just a few more days until Winn$tock and to join Knowledge Bureau in helping raise $100,000 in support of The Movement Centre of Manitoba.

Update: Three Tax Filing Deadlines Include T1135 Form

On February 28, 2014, CRA – recognizing the difficulties of meeting the filing requirements necessary for the completion of form T1135 – Foreign Income Verification Statement required by Canadian Taxpayers – eased the reporting requirements and extended the filing due date to July 31, 2014.
 
 
 
Knowledge Bureau Poll Question

Do you believe SimpleFile, CRA’s newly revamped automated tax system, will help more Canadians access tax benefits and comply with the tax system?

  • Yes
    5 votes
    8.06%
  • No
    57 votes
    91.94%