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:

The March 21, 2013 budget closed several loopholes including synthetic dispositions. Knowledge Bureau Report has been examining examples of arrangements that are now closed and their financial outcomes. Last issue we examined the forward sale of securities; in this issue, we provide an example involving the forward sale of other assets.

Health care and home care is expensive to governments and can leave gaps in services that you may find unacceptable for your loved one.

Tradition Law, LLP and Knowledge Bureau partner to help Powers of Attorney starting with Attorney School in Manitoba on June 1.

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – According to a recent survey conducted by the Manitoba Securities Commission (MSC), one in five Manitobans have been approached by what they thought was investment fraud, thirty percent of Manitobans don’t recognize investment fraud and twenty five percent believe that reporting investment fraud is more trouble than it is worth.

In 2050, 2 billion people worldwide will be over age 60 – it’s the fastest growing age cohort in the world. Learn how the changing demographics will impact the future at our upcoming Distinguished Advisor Conference, November 10-13, 2013 in Ojai, California.

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