Podcast: Automatic Tax Filing - Will It Work?
Last week Taxpayers' Ombudsperson François Boileau tabled his annual report: In Pursuit of Better Service: Taxpayers Deserve More. once again, it was nothing short of scathing, as CRA received its highest number of complaints in the last three years. Calling our “completely nuts” Income Tax Act a potential barrier, he is nonetheless pushing for automatic tax filing as a potential solution. A new episode of Real Tax News with Evelyn Jacks & Friends available next week, will feature guest Gillian Petit, Ph.D. - author of a great report, Welcome News for Lower-Income Canadians, but There’s More to Do - which takes a deeper dive. Consider the following:Marriage Breakdown? Who Claims the Tax Credits?
The Canada Child Benefit (CCB) and Goods and Services/Harmonized Sales Tax Credit (GSTC) are both calculated based on net family income from the prior tax year.
Life Purpose
"Move fast and break things. Unless you are breaking stuff, you are not moving fast enough." —Mark Zuckerberg
Hurry, Summer will soon be over — and so will the savings!
There has never been a better time to register for your summertime learning! Register before September 15 to save on tuition.
Win your way to DAC 2017!
It’s been a couple of months since we last ran our trivia contest for a chance to win attendance at the upcoming Distinguished Advisor Conference in Kelowna on November 5-8. So here is the question for August:
The New CE Summits are still the “Best Ever”!
Back in June, we told you that our popular Distinguished Advisor Workshops (DAW) were being renamed to CE Summits to bring you even more expert ideas. In case you missed it, here's everything you need to know:
People in the News
When commenting about the “Understanding Family Dynamics” course, David Bwamiki from Primerica said: “My objectives were met because the course presented real-life examples that I often encounter.”
