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June 5, 2020

Ins and outs of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit

Since mid-March, the federal and provincial governments have announced the creation of numerous programs to help both individuals and Canadian businesses with the financial fallout of […]
April 5, 2020

Administrative measures – COVID-19

Suspension of review, audit and collection activities The Canada Revenue Agency regularly carries out review activities in which taxpayers are asked to provide documentation or other […]
April 5, 2020

Business measures – COVID-19

Wage subsidy program for employers The federal government will be providing eligible employers who have experienced a significant decline in revenues with a wage subsidy. For […]
April 5, 2020

Individual tax measures – COVID-19

Changes to filing and payment deadlines for 2019 returns Individual Canadians are generally required to file their tax returns for the 2019 tax year on or […]
January 14, 2020

Employment Insurance Premiums for 2020

The Employment Insurance premium rate for 2020 is decreased to 1.58%. Yearly maximum insurable earnings are set at $54,200, making the maximum employee premium $856.36. As […]
December 14, 2019

Claiming a deduction for union or professional dues

Between now and the end of February 2020, Canadians will receive a variety of receipts for expenditures made during the 2019 taxation year. Some of those […]
July 7, 2019

Getting a first instalment reminder from the Canada Revenue Agency

Sometime during the month of July several thousand Canadians will receive an unexpected, unfamiliar, and probably unwelcome piece of correspondence from the Canada Revenue Agency. That […]
June 26, 2019

A mid-year check up on your taxes

Most Canadians have now filed their individual income tax return for the 2018 tax year and received a Notice of Assessment outlining their tax position for […]
June 26, 2019

Objecting to your 2018 Notice of Assessment

By May 20, 2019, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) had processed just over 27 million individual income tax returns filed for the 2018 tax year. Just […]