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. 

Do You Know What’s New in Personal Taxation?

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2025 Advanced Personal T1 Tax Update Tour – Coming to a City Near You!

Did you know that the CE Savvy Summit: 2025 Advanced T1 Personal Tax Update is coming to a city near year this January? All the updated knowledge and resources a tax or financial professional needs, including expert instruction on 2024 T1 Completion and Tax Planning for 2025. Register by January 10 early-bird deadline for tuition savings and take advantage of new team member rates to prepare your staff for the upcoming tax season.

Check Out the Memories: The Acuity Conference 2024

Canada’s only multi-disciplinary conference for tax accounting and financial advisors wound up on Montreal on November 12; but the memories of an outstanding CE learning and networking event are guaranteed to linger.  Check out the photos here then take advantage of early registration offers for the next event: Acuity 2025, November 23-26, 2025 in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.  The theme is Happy Landings:   Discover a New Era of Risk and Rewards! 
 
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