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October 1 - Important Changes Coming to VDP

Effective October 1, 2025, important changes will be made to the Voluntary Disclosures Program (VDP) at the CRA in order to make it easier for taxpayers to correct unintentional filing errors or omissions. The details on how the changes will affect your clients are being discussed in the CE Summit held September 17 and this course is now available for online enrolment and CE accreditation, after the virtual event. Here are some highlights of the changes.

Grad Spotlight - How Sophie Stands Out Among the Crowd

Sophie T.K. Tse successfully achieved her DFA-Tax Services Specialist designation from Knowledge Bureau in 2012. We are pleased to have Sophie as one of our distinguished grads.

Donations Changes in the Spotlight

From a personal tax perspective, rules surrounding donations were a significant part of the tax changes introduced as part of the 2014 Federal Budget announced on February 11.

Master Your Retirement: Is Home Equity The Key? Don’t Count On It!

This guest column was submitted by Doug Nelson, author of the newly released 3rd edition of Master Your Retirement, published by Knowledge Bureau.

Tax Implications of Dual Citizenship

I am a dual citizen (Canada/U.S.) and have lived in Canada for about thirty-five years. What are the tax implications if I buy U.S. based ETFs with USD and Canadian based ETFs with CAD?

US Citizens in Canada: What You Need to Know About Uncle Sam

The number of days you spend in the U.S. each year can deem you to be a U.S. resident for tax purposes. You could even be a U.S. citizen and not realize it, and that has tax consequences. Learn your rights and obligations with Canadians & the IRS – pre-order your copy today.

Earn Your Certificate: Take the Cross Border Taxation Course

Be a certified cross border taxation specialist with this comprehensive course from CPA and Knowledge Bureau faculty member Angela Preteau.
 
 
 
Knowledge Bureau Poll Question

On September 2, Finance Minister Champagne mandated CRA to implement a 100-day plan to “strengthen services, improve access, and reduce delays.” That’s by December 11, 2025. Do you believe this approach will help?

  • Yes
    8 votes
    21.62%
  • No
    29 votes
    78.38%