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. 

Cyber Security – Do You Understand the Risks?

Knowledge Bureau’s Privacy Principles in Business certificate course is designed to help business owners manage today’s critical privacy risks with key tools to implement best practices with the least disruptions.  Consider the amount of confidential personal information you are privy to in conducting business with your clients.  Do you understand the risks associated with holding and using this personal information?

Financial Literacy Month:  Introducing the New CE Savvy™ Courses

This month is Financial Literacy Month in Canada.  “Financial literacy is defined as having the knowledge, skills and confidence to make responsible financial decisions,” says Evelyn Jacks, a member of the Federal Task Force on Financial Literacy. “It’s a critical life skill especially in these financially challenging times.” For these reasons, Knowledge Bureau is pleased to introduce a new series of short courses to help professionals and their clients untangle today’s complex financial issues:  the CE Savvy Biz Ed™ and CE Savvy PD™ courses. “

DAC Delegates:  High Inflation, High Anxiety Brings Opportunity

Last week Distinguished Delegates at DAC 2022 were asked to get out of their comfort zones and make new, big goals to embrace what will be a difficult 2023. One thing that stood out to us: Many delegates see this time of high inflation and high anxiety as an opportunity.  It’s a perfect time to add value in all areas: accounting, tax, bookkeeping and financial services. Here’s a recap of the wisdoms:

Corporate Owner-Managers Need Support Around Tax Planning

We are going to feature an ongoing series highlighting certain courses that professionals will find valuable.  For the next couple of weeks we are going to spotlight professional certificate courses that are directly related to Year-End Tax Planning.  This week’s course is Tax Planning for Corporate Owner-Managers. 

Got an Hour? Grab Lunch and Prepare to Solve One Client Problem at a Time!

Have you ever wished that you could spend your lunch hour learning about a specific planning concept right when you need to know it? 

A Holistic Disruption Requires a Holistic Approach

A holistic disruption requires a holistic approach and it’s time for the tax and financial advisory community to collaborate more, not less, to help their clients face the real possibility of recession and increased financial pain in 2023. “It is our role to be sure our clients are prepared for both opportunities and threats,” says Evelyn Jacks, President of Knowledge Bureau and the first keynote speaker at DAC Acuity 2022 in Niagara Falls this past week.
 
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