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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.

New! Renovation Tax Credit Starting in 2023

Are you renovating your home to make it possible to keep an eye on a senior or disabled adult? Then you’ll be interested to know more about a new refundable tax credit starting in 2023.

Tax Planning: How To Push Back on Economic Malais

Taxpayers need to quickly sharpen financial skills for the challenging times ahead, and a good way to start is to find the right advisor for their future, says Knowledge Bureau Founder and President Evelyn Jacks, best-selling tax financial author and award-winning educator.  It’s also critically important for both parties to invest anew in their financial education, especially tax education, to push back on the economic malaise predicted for 2023. 

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REGISTER NOW: Advanced Personal Tax Update

The tax filing season is just around the corner and now is the time to shake out the cobwebs, learn about the “dark horses” of tax theory behind the lines on the new 2022 T1 return and sharpen the skills of your new and returning staff in your tax preparation office.  Register by January 15 for the Advanced T1 Tax Update and check out our new rates for multiple enrolments: 2, 3 or 4 and more from your office.

Auto Expense Limits for 2023

Most limits on claiming automobile expenses by employees and proprietors will increase starting on January 1. However, you may be surprised to see which limit has not changed.

Year End Tax Tip: Correct Old Tax Returns Before Year End

There might be gold in prior filed tax returns and cash-strapped Canadians may not know about this.  You too can tap into CRA’s Taxpayer Relief Provisions when there are factors beyond the taxpayer’s control that resulted in penalties or interest charges or in cases where there were errors or omissions.  In fact, CRA can issue refunds for up to 10 years and that means you should review your 2012 tax returns prior to December 31.  What are common missed items?
 
 
 
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%