The CRA TSlip Saga: An Update
This tax season has been particularly challenging for both taxpayers and tax professionals. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) provides tax information slips—such as T3, T4, T5, and their variations—through secure online portals: My Account and Represent a Client (RAC). This year, there were lots of problems with these portals, and now, it appears, CRA is not being quite transparent about when the slips were actually visible to clients and that doesn’t seem fair. Here’s an update on where we stand now.Manitoba Tables Deficit Budget
The 2015 Manitoba provincial budget was delivered on April 30, 2015.
Newfoundland Joins the “Tax the Rich” Movement
The 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador provincial budget was presented on April 30, 2015.
Readiness Planning for Physician Assisted Suicide
Since the last time the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) visited the issue in Rodriguez (1993), doctor-assisted suicide has been legalized in eight other countries around the world.
Lucrative Tax Claims: Medical Travel and Home Modification Costs
Tax season is officially over for most individuals, and that signals the start of tax audit season.
New RRIF Planning Opportunities
The recent April 21 Federal Budget introduced relaxed rules for mandatory withdrawals from a RRIF, effective in the 2015 and subsequent tax years.
Top 10 Retirement Planning Questions
What’s a detailed, tax-efficient retirement income projection worth to your clients? A lot of peace of mind, especially if they are interested in continuing to build their net worth in retirement and beyond, while reducing their frustration with high taxes on private pension income.
