Helping First Nations, Inuit and Metis with Tax Filing

The Canada Revenue Agency is trying to reach out to Canada’s First Nations, Inuit and Metis to encourage them to file their tax forms on time and could use your help to make sure these communities get all the tax benefits they are entitled to. But filing tax returns are not always easy, especially when there is income on and off the reserve.

Canadians love tax refunds, but hate rounding up the paperwork to do the return. That’s where common tax filing errors really begin.

Be very careful about blanket advice.

The best kind of income is the tax free kind, and indeed, several sources exist. 

CRA form PD7A, Statement of Account for Current Source Deductions, along with the accompanying worksheet is the latest CRA form to move to the electronic age.

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Knowledge Bureau faculty members Pat Foran and Alan Rowell were recently in spotlight giving some timely tax season tips.