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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:

A stocking stuffer that adds up!  Win a $100 Knowledge Bureau Gift Certificate

This Week:  It’s a Tax Question:  Win A $100 Gift Certificate Be one of 10 recipients of a  $100 gift certificate towards any Knowledge Bureau online course. Hurry – this is the last chance to win until the new year.  You can only win once - so be the first one to answer this question correctly.  Here’s the question: What is the net income amount at which the Old Age Security received by a senior is completely clawed back for 2014?    

Thumbs Down:  Few Pros Think Families Will Save Tax Cut Dollars

Knowledge Bureau’s November Poll Question attracted close to 200 respondents to the question: Do You Think the New Family Tax Cut Provisions will Help Canadian Families Save and Invest More for the Future? 

Knowledge Bureau Designate Highlight: Patricia Bailey

Grow your business with the DFA - Tax Services Specialist™ Designation. Join Knowledge Bureau in congratulating Patricia Bailey in achieving her DFA - Tax Services Specialist™ Designation. Patricia Bailey DFA - Tax Services Specialist™. "My clients are more confident in the work I do for them because of this designation" Patricia is located in Milton, Ontario.  Her company is approximately 3 years old with a growing client base. “Achieving this designation has equipped me with the knowledge needed to grow and succeed.”

Counting Losses Counts For Cash

Disciplined investors sell at the top of a cycle and buy at the bottom.

Knowledge Bureau Designate Highlight: Akbar Pirani

Grow your business with the DFA - Bookkeeping Services Specialist™ Designation.

NEW!  It’s Financial Education Time!  Win a $100 Gift Certificate.

This Week:  It’s a Tax Quiz:  Win A $100 Gift Certificate
 
 
 
Knowledge Bureau Poll Question

According to CRA, Canadians experience improved service delivery and responsiveness from the CRA this tax season. Do you agree?

  • Yes
    7 votes
    7.78%
  • No
    83 votes
    92.22%