Changes to Paper Filing Disempowering

Last tax season, only 7% of all Canadian tax filers filed on paper. The CRA is pushing for zero. It continues to steer the holdouts to digitized filing by adding lots of obstacles. Most recently, it is removing almost all the schedules from the tax return package it mails. This seems unfair to people who paper file because they can’t afford a computer and internet, distrust the security of online filing and those who are neither tax or computer literate. Here’s what they are up against:

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The Tax Efficient Retirement Income Calculator is a powerful tool that advisors can use virtually every day in almost any retirement scenario. The calculator provides an easy way to quickly see if a client is able to meet their after-tax retirement income goals based on any combination of income. 

To limit regulatory burdens on small businesses imposed by the federal government and to make the relationship between Canadian small businesses and the federal government more transparent, accountable, and predictable, CRA has announced more improvements to its “Red Tape Reduction Program” this month, primarily through the improved use of technology.

Knowledge Bureau is pleased to introduce a one year certification and designation program entitled Fast-Track.

Stephen Covey was right...it pays to sharpen the saw.[1]

Canadian National Railway Company v McKercher LLP and Gordon Wallace, 2013 SCC 39