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:

Pursuant to Section 133 of the Constitution Act 1867, the Parliament of Canada is required to pass all legislation in French and English, with both versions having equal force.

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has been charged with reducing red tape and making it easier for small businesses to do business.

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What can an advisor who has the usual mix of clients learn from a family office business serving the ultra high net worth? A lot, according to Terry Jenkins, president of BMO Private Bank, U.S., in Chicago and a speaker at this year’s Distinguished Advisor Conference.

Statistics Canada released revised data on the income of Canadian households for 1981 though 2010.