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:Are We Richer Now Than We Were 30 Years Ago?
There has been a lot said and written about the state of the middle class, with some people claiming that we are worse off now than we were 30 years ago.
IRS to Tax Bitcoins and Other Virtual Currencies Like Property, Not Currency
Virtual currencies are becoming more and more popular and tax authorities throughout the world are considering how to handle them.
People In the News
Knowledge Bureau's faculty and authors have been busy in the media this week!
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Audit Defence – Documenting the Client Experience
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Ontario Taxes for 2014
The pre-budget consultations for the 2014 Ontario budget closed on March 28 but the date of the budget has yet to be announced. However, recently leaked government documents indicate that the budget will be presented in the first week of May.
