Bill C-31: Royal Asset and New CRA Powers Could Come Soon

Changes are coming to the Income Tax Act and both you and your clients will all be affected with new tax risks including longer tax audits. Bill C-31, which passed second reading in the House of Commons on June 3 and is now at committee stage, contains elements of previous Federal Budgets that will expand the CRA’s compliance and enforcement powers. Here’s what you need to know and pass along to your clients:

Keeping proper books using a double entry system is one thing, but the real value comes from using the information to enable a business to meet its financial goals and make better management decisions. Enrol in Managerial Accounting by September 18 and save $200 on tuition rates.

This is the burning question for many baby boomers contemplating retirement. After many years of saving for retirement is it safe to retire?

Taxpayers and their advisors have one more tax filing deadline to add to their list this year: Form RC312 must be filed before October 23, 2013 in some cases, so mark your calendars.

It was boomers bashing the kids in last month’s Knowledge Bureau Poll which asked, “Are today’s small businesses and their workforces prepared to grow and meet changing demands while trying to fill the knowledge and experience gaps left as baby boomers retire over the next 5 years?” 

The Provincial Court of British Columbia heard an interesting defence to allegations of tax evasion faced by a father and son in Nanaimo, British Columbia recently.

Last week I shared some tax tips that will help you as you plan your children's activity agendas for the year. This week I provide some tips on claiming credits for others expenses such as child care, medical, and transportation as well as how to recover refunds or missed claims.