Podcast: Automatic Tax Filing - Will It Work?

Last week Taxpayers' Ombudsperson François Boileau  tabled his annual report:  In Pursuit of Better Service: Taxpayers Deserve More.  once again, it was nothing short of scathing, as CRA received its highest number of complaints in the last three years.  Calling our “completely nuts” Income Tax Act a potential barrier, he is nonetheless pushing for automatic tax filing as a potential solution.  A new episode of Real Tax News with Evelyn Jacks & Friends available next week, will feature guest Gillian Petit, Ph.D. - author of a great report, Welcome News for Lower-Income Canadians, but There’s More to Do - which takes a deeper dive.  Consider the following:

The Family Tax Cut can change the way we think about which spouse should make the RRSP contribution. 

CRA is asking tax preparers to get email addresses and direct deposit information for their clients this year, but the process of retrieving the Notice of Assessment is less than clear.

Everyone anticipates bad news on Friday the 13th, but on February 13th, 2015 Statistics Canada actually released some good news! 

Find out about this and more at the 2015 Distinguished Advisor Conference (DAC).

Substantial tax reform has recently changed the rules for post-death planning for high net worth families.

Recently retired?  There are many new provisions on the tax return that could apply to couples  for the first time, so filing early and with qualified professional help can be important. How you treat private pension income and Old Age Security benefits, for example, can have many positive tax outcomes.