New Trends in Tax Audit Defence and Appeals: Protecting Clients in a Shifting Landscape

The 2025 tax filing year is shaping up to be one of the most challenging in recent memory, with penalties and interest costs on the rise and the CRA facing significant hurdles in managing information during peak filing season. Against this backdrop, the CE Savvy Summit on September 17, 2025 will host a critical session: New Trends in Tax Audit Defence and Appeals, led by Kim G.C. Moody, an experienced tax expert, who will unpack the implications of CRA’s expanding audit powers.

Kelowna This Week…Home of DAC 2017. RSVP Today!

The theme of DAC 2017 is Canada 150: Financial Advice at the Crossroads of Change.  Plan on enjoying the wisdoms of some of Canada’s most prolific educators, financial leaders, writers and motivational speakers.

Expand Services:  Learn T3 Tax Preparation Now

Income earned by the estate during a tax year must be reported as a T3 return. Now, professionals can learn how to do so with confidence and competence, with Knowledge Bureau’s newest certificate course,  T3 Basic Tax Preparation.

Personal Tax Bootcamp: Register for Advanced Personal Tax Update Now

Mark your calendar for Knowledge Bureau’s annual, comprehensive personal tax update, being delivered in our Distinguished Advisor Workshop (DAW) series, January 17-25, 2017. The DAW winter session will take place in six cities, including new events in Edmonton and Ottawa. This day-long certificate workshop will “shake out the cobwebs” for new and returning tax practitioners in tax, bookkeeping, accounting and financial services offices.

Canada 150: Financial Advice at the Crossroads of Change

After the highly acclaimed DAC 2016 in San Diego, the location of the 14th Distinguished Advisor Conference (DAC) was announced. Following tradition, advisors will be visiting a retirement haven that their clients frequent; this time in beautiful Kelowna, B.C., November 5-8, 2017.

Cross-Border Taxation Issues after Election in U.S.

With the U.S. election results and the subsequent crash of the Canadian immigration site, now is likely a great time to brush up on the rules for cross-border taxation and for U.S citizens living in Canada. Knowledge Bureau covers the subject in its online Cross Border Taxation Course and will also devote a half day to the subject in the May edition of the Distinguished Advisor Workshops.

Tax and Financial Advisors Drill Down at DAW

The most recent Distinguished Advisor Conference tour saw an unprecedented level of deep thought on the integration of the Canadian personal, corporate and trust tax structures as the sustainability of family wealth was under scrutiny in Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary and Vancouver.
 
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