Canadian Dental Care Plan Renewal Deadline Approaches

Know Your Client!   It’s a daily commitment and requirement, especially in the work that financial advisors do with their clients.   It’s imperative that you ask about any significant changes in their lives. Has there been a significant new event:   a move to take a new job or go to university, a marriage or divorce, a new birth, a disability or a death? And, in the case of income tested benefits such as the Canadian Dental Care Plan, (CDCP) do they qualify?  Did they file their tax return on time to get it?  Do you know the deadlines for doing so?  Do you know when coverage ends if your client now longer qualifies?

Economists are calling the New Year’s cliffhanger a step in the right direction. When U.S. President Obama signed the bill that avoided the so-called “fiscal cliff,” it quieted the concerns of many American taxpayers.

“Take-charge” taxpayers preparing for their annual income-tax filing will want to take a look at this year’s T1 Income Tax and Benefits return, available online.

Jacks to launch her 49th and 50th books, Jacks on Tax, Your Do‐It‐Yourself Guide to Filing Taxes Online and Essential Tax Facts: Secrets and Strategies for Take‐Charge People on Jan. 15 at 7:45 AM at the Albany Club in Toronto.

Knowledge Bureau Report readers are a disciplined bunch. Only one in four felt the pressure to overspend during the holiday season.

A taxpayer’s failure to have its waiver of appeal set aside reaffirms that validly negotiated settlements between taxpayers and the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) are not to be questioned by the courts.

No, in fact, the Tax Filing Due Date can vary.