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Taxpayers Put On Alert As Tax Season Begins

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With tax season around the corner, it comes as no surprise that online tax scams are on the rise. Not only are incidents up, but so too is the sophistication of the scams. Many of the scams work on the pretence that communication is coming from the Canada Revenue Agency…

Fear Mounts As Household Debt Levels Rise

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The household debt to income (DTI) ratio has risen in the third quarter, adding to the woes of already highly indebted Canadian households. The Canadian DTI has reportedly risen sharply to 183.3% in the third quarter of 2022. This is 4.3 points higher than last year. Household DTI reached record…

Government Share Buyback Tax Gets Lukewarm Reception

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The Trudeau government has proposed a 2% tax on corporate share buybacks that is intended to push companies towards spending more on workers rather than seeking to inflate value for shareholders. This proposal was inspired by a similar tax change in the US that now imposes a 1% tax on…

Concern Grows Over Possible Recession

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As the Bank of Canada raises interest rates to keep pace with spiralling inflation and the stock market performance dims as the economy runs out of room to grow, it appears a perfect storm is brewing for a recession to strike. The concern is that as the central banks raise…

Seniors Concerned Following T4A Tax Slip Delay

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Tens of thousands of Canadian seniors have reportedly been unable to file their 2021 tax returns following an error made by Service Canada in regards to their federal tax slips. Taxpayers have a May 2, 2022 deadline to submit their tax returns. The CRA has not extended this deadline. Senior…

New Westminster Residents Targeted in CRA-Related Scam

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A new CRA scam is on the rise around New Westminster. According to the NWPD, two people have fallen victim to this scam, costing them $23,000 and $1,600. The victims said they received calls from scammers claiming to be from the New Westminster Police Department and the Canada Revenue Agency,…

StatCan: Canada’s Economy Took a Record-Breaking Fall

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Canada’s real GDP fell by an historic 11.6% in April following a 7.5% drop in March, according to a recent report from Statistics Canada. As many “non-essential” businesses resumed operations in May, the agency is expecting the economy to have rebounded by 3% that month. StatCan will release the final…

CRA Changes Deadlines for Trust and Corporate Filing

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The Canada Revenue Agency has extend the deadlines for some corporate and trust filings. The move is intended to assist businesses and tax professionals who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses are now permitted to defer their T2 corporation income tax returns to September 1st, 2020. Any income…

COVID-19 Tax Scammers Targeting Canadians

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The Canada Revenue Agency is warning of a rise in scams that take advantage of the confusion related to COVID-19 relief measures. “With the launch of (Emergency Response Benefit – CERB), we have seen scammers seek to prey on Canadians’ anxieties during this time of crisis,” said CRA spokesperson Etienne…

Canada’s Inflation Rate Falls Along With Gas Prices

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As gas prices plummeted in March, Canada’s annual inflation rate also fell to its lowest point in nearly five years. On a year-over-year basis, energy costs dropped 11.6% in March – the largest one-month fall since November of 2008. Moreover, gas prices last month were 21.2% lower than they were…