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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:

Knowledge Bureau Author David Christianson Named Fellow of FPSC

Congratulations to David Christianson, Vice-President of National Bank Financial Wealth Management, on achieving his recent distinction as Fellow of FPSC.

Knowledge Bureau Takes a Break August 1-5

Knowledge Bureau will be closed August 1 to August 5 for summer holidays. Online course registration will be available throughout this time. Be sure to register by July 31 to begin your second Summer School session August 6.

DAC 2013: John Poyser – Preservation: It’s About the Crystal Ball

Why have the financial and legal advisory communities done such a poor job of committing their clients to a deep and effective estate planning process?  

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Knowledge Bureau Poll Question

It costs a lot more to go to work these days. Should the Canada Employment Credit of $1501 for 2026 be raised higher to account for this?

  • Yes
    58 votes
    86.57%
  • No
    9 votes
    13.43%