Top 10 tips for your platform economy tax obligations
To make it easier for you to understand your tax obligations as a platform economy participant, we made a list of the top ten tips you need to know. Learn More
NEW – Bare trusts are exempt from trust reporting requirements for 2023
To support ongoing efforts to ensure the effectiveness and integrity of Canada’s tax system, the Government of Canada introduced new reporting requirements for trusts. In recognition that the new reporting requirements for bare trusts have had an unintended impact on Canadians, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) will not require bare trusts to file a T3 Income Tax and …
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Ready to file your taxes? Here’s why you should go digital!
Worried about tax-filing season? Don’t be! Our easy-to-use digital services can improve the filing process and save you time. Using our services will also make it easier for you to manage your tax and benefit information online, and you’ll avoid delays and long wait times over the phone. Learn more Photo credits: Work from home concept vector …
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International students studying in Canada: Doing your taxes helps you
If you’re an international student studying in Canada and a resident for tax purposes, you could get benefit and credit payments that can help with your cost of living. Check out our 3-minute benefits and credits video for everything you need to know about benefit and credit payments in Canada. Learn more Photo Credits: Two young teenagers sitting …
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Fraud Prevention Month: How to recognize fraud, scams and tax schemes / Mois de la prévention de la fraude : comment reconnaître les situations de fraude, les arnaques et les stratagèmes fiscaux
Every March, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) joins organizations around the world to recognize Fraud Prevention Month. Keeping your information secure is a top priority for the CRA. Learning how to identify fraud, scams and tax schemes helps keep your personal information safe. Learn More Photo credit: Happy Dinosaur vector by VectorLover
Ten tips if you opened a First Home Savings Account in 2023
Did you open a First Home Savings Account (FHSA) in 2023? If so, you need to be aware of this important information. Learn More
Getting ready to file your taxes by paper? Here’s what you need to know!
We get it – people have different preferences when it comes to filing their tax returns. But no matter how you decide to file, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is committed to making sure you get any refund, benefit, or credit payments that you may be eligible for! Learn More
The Canada Pension Plan enhancement – Businesses, individuals, and self-employed: what it means for you
The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) enhancement, which was introduced on January 1, 2019, is designed to help increase retirement income for working Canadians and their families. The CPP is a mandatory pension plan financed by contributions from employees, employers, and self-employed individuals. It covers virtually all workers in Canada except Quebec, which administers its own …
Not today, scammer! Find out if it’s really the CRA contacting you
Are you receiving emails insisting you click on a link? Text messages promising a benefit payment or refund? Phone calls threatening to send the police if you don’t pay up? Not only are all of these really annoying, they are all signs of scams! Scammers continue to pose as the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and …
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Saving for your first home? Find out how a First Home Savings Account can help
Canadians can save for a home tax-free using the First Home Savings Account (FHSA). Prospective first-time home buyers can contribute or transfer from their RRSP up to $40,000 towards buying or building their first home. Like an RRSP, contributions made to an FHSA are generally tax-deductible. Up to $8,000 in FHSA contributions made by December 31, 2023, …
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