Late Filing Penalties: Talk About It!

While most T1 returns are in the hands of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) by April 30, we know many are not. In fact, millions of returns were still outstanding as of mid-May. Late-filing clients they need to know about the consequences, especially if they owe. Here’s a rundown to be aware of:

Tax planning is not inherently abusive; and taxpayers are entitled to organize their affairs in a way that will minimize their taxes, including family income splitting.

CFP professionals registered with FPSC can now earn 30 CE hours towards their certification with our Tax Strategies for Financial Advisors course.

As a new FPSC-approved program, here is an excerpt from Tax Strategies for Financial Advisors.

A gift (either in cash or in kind) from your employer is an employment benefit. However, non-cash gifts and non-cash awards to an employee for the year with a total aggregate value less than $500 is non-taxable. The total value in excess of $500 annually will be taxable.

Close to 150 professional tax and financial advisors from across Canada are now certified to prepare files to defend their clients in the case of audit as a result of successfully completing the Audit Defence Distinguished Advisor Workshop recently held in Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver, and Toronto.

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