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The CRA TSlip Saga: An Update

This tax season has been particularly challenging for both taxpayers and tax professionals. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) provides tax information slips—such as T3, T4, T5, and their variations—through secure online portals: My Account and Represent a Client (RAC). This year, there were lots of problems with these portals, and now, it appears, CRA is not being quite transparent about when the slips were actually visible to clients and that doesn’t seem fair. Here’s an update on where we stand now.

Prescribed Interest Rates Remain Unchanged in Second Quarter

The CRA recently announced that the prescribed interest rates for the period April 1 to June 30, 2013 will remain unchanged from the previous quarter.

When Should Young People Learn Financial Literacy?

An interview with Evelyn Jacks, President, Knowledge Bureau, by Robert Martellacci, M.A. EdTech, President & Publisher, Mindshare Learning

Tax Audit Alert: Failure to Report Income Expensive

A business owner in Prince George, BC, Kewal Singh Raju (Raju), and his business, Raju Homes Ltd., plead guilty and were sentenced with hefty fines and jail time for income tax evasion. Raju was fined $113,164 and handed an 18 month Conditional Sentence Order. Raju Homes Ltd. was fined $74,366. The fines represent 75 percent of the taxes evaded.

Featured Faculty: Pat Foran

We are pleased to have Pat Foran, host CTV's Consumer Alert and author of The Smart, Savvy Young Consumer, as part of the Knowledge Bureau team. Learn more about Pat and read an excerpt from the Canadian bestseller The Smart, Savvy Young Consumer.

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Knowledge Bureau Poll Question

Are your clients owed money by CRA? As of March 31, 2025, the CRA holds about 10.2 million uncashed cheques totalling $1.7 billion. In your view, why is this happening?

  • Yes
    12 votes
    63.16%
  • No
    7 votes
    36.84%