Enhanced credit available to "new" charitable donors (May 2013)
Canadians have a well-deserved reputation for supporting charitable
causes, through donations of money and goods. Our tax system
supports that generosity by providing a tax credit, at both the
federal...
Fixing an error on your tax return (May 2013)
As of the middle of April, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) had
received just under 10 million individual income tax returns for
the 2012 tax year. It’s a near certainty that some number of th...
Federal corporate tax rates for 2013 (January 2013)
There is no change to federal corporate tax rates for 2013, meaning
that the general federal corporate tax rate and the rate applied to
income from manufacturing and processing will remain 15.0%....
Federal individual tax rates and brackets for 2013 (January 2013)
The indexing factor for federal tax credits and brackets for 2013
is 2.0%. The federal tax rates and brackets that will be in
effect for individuals for the 2013 tax year are contained
herein....
A year-end tax to-do list (December 2012)
For most Canadians, December means holiday celebrations and school
vacations. In the tax world, however, December 31 marks the
deadline by which most tax planning and saving strategies must be
put ...
CRA issues warning about latest phishing tactic (November 2012)
As is the case with every other public or private organization
which has an online presence, the Canada Revenue Agency (the “CRA”)
must deal constantly with instances in which individua...
Planning for year-end charitable donations (November 2012)
While Canadians can and do donate to a wide variety of charities
throughout the year, both requests for such donations and the need
to consider the tax implications of making those donations take
o...
Post-secondary students and income tax (August 2012)
As summer reaches its midpoint, students who are about to start
their post-secondary education, as well as those returning for a
second, third, or fourth year of university or college, will be
gearing...
Getting a first Instalment Reminder (August 2012)
August is the month in which millions of Canadian taxpayers receive
an Instalment Reminder from the Canada Revenue Agency (the CRA).
For taxpayers who have received many such notices in the past,
both...
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