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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.

Why Tax Pros Are Worth Their Salt

Alan Rowell, MFA, DFA-Tax Services Specialist, shines a light on a new communications issue at CRA...how would you advise a client with this problem?

Disability Awareness: Non-Refundable Tax Credits

Our Disability Awareness series concludes this week with a look at non-refundable tax credits that can be claimed on the tax return. These articles are excerpted from Jacks on Tax, by Evelyn Jacks.

Financial Educator: Eligibility for Claiming Disability Supports

The disabled who incur expenses of an attendant or other disability supports purchased in order to earn employment or self-employment income or to pursue education, can claim the costs of Disability Supports on Line 215 so long as the expenses were not reimbursed.

Knowledge Bureau Author David Christianson Named Fellow of FPSC

Congratulations to David Christianson, Vice-President of National Bank Financial Wealth Management, on achieving his recent distinction as Fellow of FPSC.

Knowledge Bureau Takes a Break August 1-5

Knowledge Bureau will be closed August 1 to August 5 for summer holidays. Online course registration will be available throughout this time. Be sure to register by July 31 to begin your second Summer School session August 6.

DAC 2013: John Poyser – Preservation: It’s About the Crystal Ball

Why have the financial and legal advisory communities done such a poor job of committing their clients to a deep and effective estate planning process?  
 
 
 
Knowledge Bureau Poll Question

Are your clients owed money by CRA? As of March 31, 2025, the CRA holds about 10.2 million uncashed cheques totalling $1.7 billion. In your view, why is this happening?

  • Yes
    12 votes
    60%
  • No
    8 votes
    40%