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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:

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Majority Agrees: Focus on Spending Less Than You Earn is Key

The end of November marked the end of Financial Literacy month and with it our poll that asked: Putting focus on spending less than you earn is more important than earning more than you spend. Do you agree?

2014 TD1 Tax Credit Returns Now Available

December is the month to supply employees with their 2014 TD1 Tax Credit returns, which determine how much tax will be withheld from periodic pay cheques throughout 2014. 
 
 
 
Knowledge Bureau Poll Question

It costs a lot more to go to work these days. Should the Canada Employment Credit of $1501 for 2026 be raised higher to account for this?

  • Yes
    53 votes
    85.48%
  • No
    9 votes
    14.52%