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:UHT Filing – Still Clear As Mud
Exactly who needs to file a UHT-2900 by April 30, 2024? Even tax pros are having trouble deciphering these complicated rules, and explaining them to their clients. Fortunately, Knowledge Bureau’s Advanced T1 Tax Update Course, now available online for tax training, has the answers and a handy conversation guide for tax accounting and financial advisors to share with their clients. Here’s a brief synopsis of filing requirements:
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FHSA: New Lines & Forms on the T1 This Year
If you opened a First Home Savings Account in 2023, you’ll be addressing potentially 3 new lines on the 2023 tax return, several new auxiliary tax forms and a brand-new Schedule 15. Here is what you need to know:
February 6 Economic Plan: New Spending, But No Tax Relief
The federal government announced over $200 million in new rent and emergency shelters support as well as $5 million a year to fund consumer research, investigate and reveal harmful business practices, all as part of its economic plan. Sadly, there was no broad-based tax relief to put money into the hands of consumers. Here’s what was announced and how filing a tax return before the end of the month could provide more broad-based help instead.
Foreign Ownership Ban Extended
Finance Canada has extended the ban on foreign ownership of Canadian housing for an additional two years. This will now expire on January 1, 2027. Foreign commercial enterprises and people who are not Canadian citizens or permanent residents will not be allowed to purchase residential property in Canada. But will this help make housing more affordable in Canada?
