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:Personal Services Businesses in the Courts
G & J Muirhead Holdings Ltd. v. The Queen (2014) TCC 49, a recently released judgment from the Tax Court of Canada (TCC), serves as an important reminder to all taxpayers that rely on the corporate status of their small business for favourable tax treatment: the personal services business distinction could cost you.
Evelyn Jacks: RRSP or TFSA?
Are you making choices between investing in a TFSA or an RRSP? Which should come first?
Grad Spotlight - How Sophie Stands Out Among the Crowd
Sophie T.K. Tse successfully achieved her DFA-Tax Services Specialist designation from Knowledge Bureau in 2012. We are pleased to have Sophie as one of our distinguished grads.
Donations Changes in the Spotlight
From a personal tax perspective, rules surrounding donations were a significant part of the tax changes introduced as part of the 2014 Federal Budget announced on February 11.
Master Your Retirement: Is Home Equity The Key? Don’t Count On It!
This guest column was submitted by Doug Nelson, author of the newly released 3rd edition of Master Your Retirement, published by Knowledge Bureau.
Tax Implications of Dual Citizenship
I am a dual citizen (Canada/U.S.) and have lived in Canada for about thirty-five years. What are the tax implications if I buy U.S. based ETFs with USD and Canadian based ETFs with CAD?
