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.
It’s back to Professional Development School for Knowledge Bureau Alumni, with a special incentive: a super enrolment bonus of $100 off your single course tuition, in addition to VIP Grad Bonuses. But you must register by September 15. Check out the newly updated courses and programs and take a free, guided “Orientation Tour” of the Knowledge Bureau Virtual Campus. Now is the right time to train your staff, simplify your efforts, and get better results with a world class tax, bookkeeping or financial education, only from Knowledge Bureau.
The experience at this year’s Virtual DAC Acuity Conference may just beat out last year’s – which the Globe and Mail touted as one of Canada’s most innovative virtual conferences. Check out this sneak peek through our new speaker videos and DAC-in-a-Box program guide, and then enrol by September 30 to take advantage of early-bird tuition prices.
The reasons are varied, but 60% of KBR readers polled last month said they won’t be hiring new seasonal staff in 2022 and the prevailing reason is uncertainty. Those who will be hiring won’t be doing so before year end but are busy making training plans now. Here are some of their thoughts on preparing for tax season 2022:
Tax pros need to stay up-to-date all year long! Knowledge Bureau’s Evergreen Explanatory Notes should be your go-to reference for answers personal, corporate and GST/HST questions. It’s your own top notch tax research library that seamlessly links you to CRA publications and forms while providing educational notes and examples. Best of all it is included in all certificate courses or as a stand-alone subscription. Here are the topics updated in August:
We have heard a lot about inflation in the last few weeks as the economy gets up and running again, and many people have been feeling stress about this. This should be a big concern to employers, too, according to the Financial Consumer Association of Canada. The issue will also be addressed at Virtual DAC Acuity 2021, October 17-19 with special guest speaker Dr. Brian Shaw, a well-known sports psychologist for the Blue Jays and author who has written about stress management for top financial professionals. Financial advisors can help; here’s what you should be thinking about:
Join Knowledge Bureau President Evelyn Jacks, and guest speakers for a full professional training experience at the next Virtual CE Summit on September 23, 2021. Early-bird registration ends Sept 15.