Help Clients Recover Millions

Are your clients owed money by CRA? As of March 31, 2025, the CRA holds about 10.2 million uncashed cheques totalling $1.7 billion. In your view, why is this happening? We put that question to our readers last months and as usual, their comments were insightful:

Real Wealth Management™ 360 Degree Trigger Tour: February 8, 10am CST

You are invited to a special, complimentary educational event to learn why a Real Wealth Management approach to your client relationships is so important in this economic environment.  Mark your calendar:  for the Meeting of the Minds February 8 at 10:00 AM Central Time.  Attendees from coast to coast will discuss the events that are triggering their clients to want to make decisions about their life, financial and economic goals – often outside of their pre-defined plans.  There is a new way to approach this.  The Advisor of the Future – the Real Wealth Manager (RWM) – will take a proactive leadership role by aligning the stakeholder groups who are an integral part of a strategic Real Wealth Management plan. 

Train Your Team with the Advanced 2024 T1 Tax Update Course

Did you miss the January 17 Virtual CE Summit? There are still ways to get your hands on the knowledge from the Advanced 2024 T1 Tax Update for 2023 Returns and learn your way, at your own pace from the convenience of your home or office.

Tax Tip Toolkit: Need Fast Answers to Tax Questions?

Did you know that CRA has fielded over 8 million calls in past tax seasons, often with complaints as to wait times and quality of their answers?  Perhaps that’s the reason their phone number has been removed from the tax return this year, preferring to sending people to the their website instead.  But when 25% of Canada’s 32 million taxfilers must rely on current, accurate and prompt answers to their tax questions in a very short period of time, professionals will have to pick up the slack.  Fortunately, you can cover your bases with The Tax Tip Toolkit, which includes access to  Evergreen Explanatory Notes, your authoritative tax research library. Plus, the Knowledge Bureau Discovery Calculators. Subscribe now!

Celebrating Tax Specialists

Tax specialists are in high demand.  Did you know that in Edmonton a tax preparer with 0 to 3 years of experience can make $56,888 - $81,231?   In Vancouver the amount is somewhat higher - $57,720 - $82,420 and in Winnipeg from $54,390 - $77,665.  It’s a great profession and now you can train at home, online, 24/7, to get into the marketplace with Knowledge Bureau’s DMA™-Personal Tax Services Specialist Program, and learn how to use professional tax software, too.  Check out the program guides to the six certificate courses in the program, available online and our student testimonials, too!

The Advanced Tax Update Knowledge Journal

Get your desktop Advanced T1 Tax Update for 2023 Returns Knowledge Journal now – a crucial reference for the upcoming tax season!  What’s in it and why it’s an invaluable tax season resource appears below; only $395. Order today!

Advanced 2024 T1 Tax Update for 2023 Returns… Now On Tour!

Drill down on all the latest tax news from CRA and Finance Canada at the Advanced T1 Tax Update Tour, coming to Toronto January 24 and Calgary January 26. There are so many changes that will affect your clients:  the Anti-flipping rules for principle residences, the new Short Term Rental rules, the Alternative Minimum Tax, the Multigenerational Home Renovation Tax Credit, the Intergenerational Business Transfer Rules and so much more.  Plus, it’s a unique peer-to-peer learning opportunity! Can you really afford to miss it?
 
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Knowledge Bureau Poll Question

Do you believe Canada’s tax system based, on self-assessment, has suffered under recent changes at CRA and by Finance Canada? If so, what is the one wish you have for tax reform?

  • Yes
    338 votes
    69.55%
  • No
    148 votes
    30.45%