Real Tax News: Tax Filing Season 2026 Full of Surprises

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. 

Qualified Tax and Accounting Professionals are in Demand

According to a recent survey by Robert Half, 2017 Salary Guide, Accounting and Finance, professionals with tax and audit experience are in particular demand in the public accounting sector and salaries in these areas are increasing.   Tax accounting, in particular, is an excellent skill and a great “foot-in-the-door” to get experience and insights in an expanding industry.

New and Improved: Free Trials and CE Credit

Knowledge Bureau has improved the opportunity for our students to enrol risk free in our online educational products and earn CE credits while they are doing so. Whether you are a potential student, a prior student or an employer looking for training opportunities, check this out.

Delivery and Execution: The Privilege of Pressure

SOCHI, Russia. “Canada captured a historic fourth Olympic gold medal in women’s hockey Thursday with a 3-2 overtime win over the United States in a thrilling championship final.”

Strategic Partner in the News: Intuit

Knowledge Bureau is proud to announce the continued support of Intuit at the Distinguished Advisor Workshops in 2016/2017.

Mark Your Educational Calendar

It’s time to put your professional education plan in place and to map out how you will achieve your CE/CPD credits this fall.

Government Plans for Canadian Retirements: Why Action is Required and How We Can Win

Are the proposed costs of the new CPP increasingly unsustainable? Are they the answer to retirement security for Canadians?
 
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