When CRA officially opened the electronic floodgates on tax filing season on February 23 this year, it was with a number of pieces of news. Did you know, for example, that the GST/HST Credit has now been officially renamed the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit (CGEB)? You get it by filing a tax return and interacting with CRA’s new digital services, which unfortunately still refer to the old name – the GST/HST Credit. It’s just one of those “game changers” that make Real Tax News with Evelyn Jacks and Friends, starting this week for its second season, so valuable to Canadians.
Hundreds of professional tax advisors are lining up to think with us at the annual Line-by-Line Tax Bootcamp and there is still time for you to come up to speed for tax season, network with great tax experts and join the fun in Edmonton – January 19, Toronto – January 23, Ottawa – January 24 and Winnipeg – January 25.
After successfully completing your T1 Tax Preparation – Basic course, the next step is to move onto the advanced course T1 Professional Tax Preparation – Advanced.
Precise tax knowledge counts: accurate tax preparation is the goal of every professional tax specialist and it is a tremendous value add for financial advisors and their staff who will field hundreds of calls from their clients this tax season.
If you are in the tax preparation business or work in bookkeeping but want to get a certificate or designation under your belt, now is a good time to dive in and take an online course from Knowledge Bureau.
If you’re a tax professional, you can’t afford to miss this: Knowledge Bureau’s Annual Advanced Personal Tax Update is coming soon, January 17-25, 2017, in six cities across Canada. Early-registration savings end January 10. Reserve now to guarantee your spot and do your pre-reading for this comprehensive certificate workshop featuring 10 CE-CPD credits.
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