June 30 Tax Deadline is Looming for Non-Residents
An important deadline is approaching for non-residents with certain Canadian-source income. June 30 is the deadline to file elected returns under Section 216 (pertaining to rental income) and Section 217 (pertaining to Canadian source pension income). There may be significant consequences for missing this deadline as returns received after this date, generally aren’t accepted. Here’s what you need to know:Director’s Liability and Non-Arm’s Length Transfers Featured at Vancouver and Toronto DAW
The Income Tax Act and the Excise Tax Act allow the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) to transfer the tax liability of a taxpayer onto third parties. There is a very distinct role for the tax and financial advisor in assisting their clients with this issue. This and more will be discussed at the upcoming Distinguished Advisor Workshop (DAW), with featured guest speakers in Vancouver Jan. 22 and Toronto Jan. 25.
Future Practices: End-to-End Online
Knowledge Bureau is pleased to announce that Intuit will join the January Personal Tax Update Workshop tour as a national sponsor. The topic of Scott Zandbergen’s keynote is End-to-End Online Practice Management: Your Firm of the Future. Scott will explain the remarkable changes happening in the tax accounting industry and what’s coming to integrate bookkeeping and taxation details.
Resolution: Reduce Average Tax Refund of $1780
Last year, Canadians both prepaid and overpaid their tax and the amount was significant: $148 a month or $1780 for the year, according to taxation statistics to January 4, 2016. That’s money given to the government on an interest-free basis all year long, and bad financial planning. Over a 40-year worklife, your tax overpayment would be worth $71,200 in capital that would not have been invested in the marketplace.
