Time’s Up: CRA’s 100 Day Mandate for Improvement

After years of frustration on the part of tax professionals and taxpayers alike, the Finance Minister ordered the Canada Revenue Agency to clean up its act in 100 days. Specifically, the improvement plan was to run from September 2 through December 11. Finance Minister and Minister of National Revenue, Francoise-Phillippe Champagne instructed CRA to fix “unacceptable wait times and service delays.” Time’s up this week and CRA has released an update on progress. What gets measured, gets done. Let’s see what CRA’s metrics show. 

If you turn 65 before July 1, 2013, can you still opt to delay receipt of Old-Age Security (OAS)?

Everyone in Canada qualifies for the Basic Personal Amount (BPA). 

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Congratulations to Kareen Rekowski, who was recognized by the Champlain Community Care Access Centre in November 2012.

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