In this year’s Budget, the provincial government announced that the non-refundable tax credit provided to taxpayers who make qualifying donations to charity would be increased. The credit is a ...
The province of Ontario charges and pays interest on underpayments and overpayments of tax at rates prescribed by statute and set at the beginning of each calendar quarter. The rates levied and paid f...
The Ontario Budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year, which was brought down on March 28, included the announcement of changes to the province’s personal income tax rate structure, with such changes h...
Previously announced changes to Ontario’s employment standards laws will take effect on April 1, 2018. The upcoming changes will, for the most part, affect temporary, part-time, and seasonal em...
The provincial government has announced that Ontario’s 2018-19 Budget will be brought down by the Minister of Finance on Wednesday, March 28 at around 4 p.m. Once the Budget is announced, the B...
The province of Ontario will provide the following personal tax credit amounts for 2018: Basic personal amount ……………………………...
The provincial government has announced that, effective as of March 1, 2018, unsolicited door-to-door sales of the following appliances will no longer be permitted: air cleaners, air conditioner...
The release of Ontario’s Third Quarter Finances report indicates that the province remains on track to balance the budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year, although the amount of the projected surplu...
The provincial government has announced that, effective for leases signed on or after April 30, 2018, residential landlords in Ontario will be required to use a new standard-form, plain-language lease...
For the 2018 tax year, the province of Ontario will levy personal income tax based on the following tax rates and brackets. 05% on taxable income between $10,354 and $42,960; 15% on taxable in...
The province of Ontario provides a number of refundable tax credits to individual residents of the province. Several of those credits are combined and paid as a single monthly benefit — the Onta...
The government of Ontario has announced the launch of its pre-budget consultation process leading to the release of the province’s 2018-19 Budget. That budget consultation process has several c...
The Canada Revenue Agency has released the 2017 T1 Individual Income Tax Return and Benefit form to be used by individuals who were residents of Ontario at the end of that year. The T1 form package (w...
The province of Ontario charges and pays interest on underpayments and overpayments of tax at rates prescribed by statute and set at the beginning of each calendar quarter. The rates levied and paid f...
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has issued the payroll deduction tables which Ontario employers will use to determine employee source deductions for federal and provincial income tax, Canada Pension P...
The Canada Revenue Agency has issued the Ontario TD1 form and worksheet which will be used by taxpayers resident in the province, and their employers, to determine required provincial income tax sourc...
The Ontario government has enacted a number of changes to the province’s employment standards laws, and those changes include the following: the Ontario minimum wage will increase to $14 per ...
The province of Ontario provided employers who hired and trained eligible apprentices in designated construction, industrial and motive power, and certain service trades with a refundable tax credit, ...
In the 2017 Economic and Fiscal Review issued on November 14, Ontario’s Minister of Finance announced that the provincial small business tax rate would be reduced, effective as of January 1, 201...
The provincial government has announced a new program – the Affordability Fund – which will “support” the free installation of energy-efficiency upgrades, which can include LED...
Earlier this year, a final report was issued by Ontario’s Changing Workplaces Review, which was charged with reviewing the province’s employment standards and labour relations legislation,...
The province of Ontario has announced a consultation process with respect to funding announcements to be made as part of the province’s 2018-19 Budget. The government will provide up to $5 mill...
The province of Ontario charges and pays interest on underpayments and overpayments of tax at rates prescribed by statute and set at the beginning of each calendar quarter. The rates levied and paid f...
As of October 1, 2017, Ontario’s general minimum wage was increased from $11.40 per hour to $11.60 per hour. Increases will also take effect on that date to minimum wage rates payable to student...
The province of Ontario imposes a tax on any transfers of land which take place in the province, but first-time homebuyers can qualify for a full or partial refund of such tax paid. To claim a refund...
The province has released its final fiscal results for the 2016-7 fiscal year, and those results show a lower-than-projected deficit. That deficit stood at $991 million, which was $3.3 billion lower t...
As of September 1, 2017, changes to the law on residential tenancies will provide additional protection to Ontario tenants. Under current law, landlords are entitled to end a residential tenancy so t...
The Ontario government has released the province’s fiscal results for the first quarter (April 1- June 30) of the current (2017-2018) fiscal year. Those results indicate that the province is on...
As of October 1, 2017, the minimum wage payable in the province of Ontario will increase from $11.40 to $11.60 per hour. At the same time, the student minimum wage will be raised from $10.70 to $10.9...
The provincial government has announced that employment in the province grew by 25,500 jobs during the month of July. Most those were full-time positions, while approximately 8,000 were part-time jobs...
The Ontario government has announced that new rules will be put in place this fall to provide additional protections for condominium owners. The new rules generally require that condo owners be provi...
The provincial government has announced that changes will be made to the rules governing funding of defined benefit pension plans in Ontario. New funding requirements will require employers to make a...
The province of Ontario charges and pays interest on underpayments and overpayments of tax at rates prescribed by statute and set at the beginning of each calendar quarter. The rates levied and paid f...
The Ontario government has announced that, effective for the 2018 calendar year, a cap of 1.8% will apply for purposes of rent increases on residential rental property in the province. That cap, which...
The Ontario government has announced that, as part of its overall revision of provincial employment standards laws, the availability of personal emergency leave to employees will be expanded. Under t...
The Ontario government has announced that changes will be made to the province’s employment standards legislation governing casual, part-time, temporary, and seasonal employees. The planned chan...
The province of Ontario has received the final report of its Changing Workplaces Review panel, which examined the province’s current employment standards laws. Following that review, a number of...
As announced in this year’s Budget, and effective for qualifying costs incurred for travel after July 1, 2017, the province will be providing Ontario seniors (aged 65 and older) with a refundabl...
The Ontario government provides residents of the province with a number of refundable tax credits (known collectively as the Ontario Trillium Benefit), which are delivered by means of monthly payments...
The province of Ontario has made significant changes to the financing of post-secondary education, and those changes will be in effect during the upcoming 2017-18 academic year. Effective with the st...
To address concerns with respect to recent growth in the price of homes in Southern Ontario, the province has proposed a new 15% tax on the sale of homes in that area of the province. The tax is to ap...
Ontario’s existing rent control legislation has been expanded, effective as of April 20, 2017, to cover all private rental housing in the province. Formerly, rent control measures, which impose...
The Ontario Minister of Finance has announced that the province’s 2017-18 Budget will be brought down on Thursday April 27, 2017. The Budget date announcement can be found on the Ontario Financ...
The province of Ontario charges and pays interest on underpayments and overpayments of tax at rates prescribed by statute and set at the beginning of each calendar quarter. The rates levied and paid f...
The province of Ontario announces, before April1 of each year, the change in the minimum wage which will take effect on October 1 of that year. That change is based on increases in the province’...
The Ontario government has announced a plan – the “Fair Hydro Plan” – in which it commits to reducing residential hydro bills by an average of 25% and to limiting increases in ...
Ontario’s Ministry of Finance recently issued its report on the province’s 2016-17 Third Quarter Finances. The report indicates that Ontario is projecting a deficit of $1.9 billion for 20...
Ontario residents will soon be calculating their net income for 2016 in the course of preparing their 2016 income tax returns. That information can then be used to find which refundable provincial tax...
The province has announced the personal income tax credit amounts which will apply for the 2017 taxation year. They are as follows: Basic personal amount …………… ...
The Ontario government has announced that changes will be made to the rules governing the province’s payday loan industry, effective for loans made on or after January 1, 2017. The maximum tota...
The province of Ontario will impose individual income tax at the following rates and income brackets in 2017: 05% on taxable income between $10,171 and $42,201; 15% on taxable income between $42,2...
The province of Ontario charges and pays interest on underpayments and overpayments of tax at rates prescribed by statute and set at the beginning of each calendar quarter. The rates levied and paid f...
As of January 1, 2017, the province of Ontario will require that all advertising that includes the price of travel must provide consumers with an all-in price. Specifically, any such advertising ...
Starting with the 2017-18 academic year, the province of Ontario will be providing free average tuition to students who have a family income of less than $50,000 per year. The provincial government h...
New rules which became law on December 5, 2016 will prohibit the expiry of consumer loyalty rewards points in Ontario. The implementing legislation is retroactive, meaning that such points that expire...
The 2016 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review issued recently by the province included a number of changes to the province’s Land Transfer Tax (LTT). As of January 1, 2017, the government...
The Ontario Minister of Finance has announced that changes will made to the province’s Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit (OIDMTC). The OIDMTC is a refundable tax credit available to qualifyin...
As part of the 2016 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review released on November 14, 2016, the provincial Minister of Finance announced that first-time home buyers in Ontario will receive an increa...
The provincial government has announced that a broad-based series of changes will be made to consumer protection laws in Ontario. Those changes will limit the maximum total cost of borrowing a payday...
The Ontario Ministry of Finance has issued final revenue and expenditures figures for the province’s 2015-16 fiscal year. Those figures show that the province’s deficit for that year was $...
The province of Ontario charges and pays interest on under and overpayments of tax at rates prescribed by statute at the beginning of each calendar quarter. The chart below sets out the credit and deb...
As announced earlier this year, Ontario’s minimum wage rate was increased, effective October 1, 2016. As of that date, the general minimum wage increased from $11.25 per hour to $11.40 per hour...
In the recent Throne Speech, the Ontario government announced that it would be providing a rebate program for residential consumers of electricity in the province. The rebate program will reduce the ...
Ontario seniors who wish to take advantage of the Healthy Homes Renovation Tax Credit will need to do so before the end of the year. As announced in this year’s provincial Budget, that program w...
Effective as of October 1, 2016, Ontario’s minimum wage will increase from the current rate of $11.25 per hour to $11.40 per hour. The minimum wage rate payable to students under the age of 18 w...
The province of Ontario provides a number of tax credits and benefits by way of direct payment to qualifying residents of the province. The current benefit year for such credits and benefits runs from...
The provincial government has announced the rent increase guideline which will apply to residential rental properties in the province during 2017. For that year, increases in rent levied for such pro...
The Ontario government provides eligible residents of the province with a number of tax credit programs which are administered as direct monthly payments to those who qualify. The next benefit year f...
The 2016-17 Ontario budget included an announcement of a major restructuring of the province’s financial assistance programs for students pursuing post-secondary education. As part of that rest...
For 2016, the province will provide the following non-refundable personal tax credit amounts. Basic personal amount …………………………&he...
Effective January 1, 2016, the provincial tax rates and income thresholds for Ontario are as follows: $0 to $41,536 – 5.05%; $41,537 to $83,075 – 9.15%; $83,076 to $150,000 – 11...
The most recent release of Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey shows that the rate of unemployment for the month of March 2018 stood at 5.8%. The same rate was recorded for February 2018. E...
In its regularly scheduled interest rate announcement made on April 18, the Bank of Canada indicated that no change was required to current interest rates. Accordingly, the Bank Rate will remain at 1....
It is not uncommon for taxpayers to discover an error or omission in an already-filed return, and the usual means by which such error can be corrected is the filing of a T1-Adjustment form. While a co...
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has issued a reminder to taxpayers who receive income from the “sharing economy” that such income is taxable and must be reported on the annual tax return. ...
The Bank of Canada’s regularly scheduled interest rate announcement dates for the remainder of calendar year 2018 are as follows: April 18, 2018; May 30, 2018; July 11, 2018; S...
Proceeds received from the sale of one’s principal residence are, in most circumstances, not taxable, as such sales are eligible for the principal residence exemption. However, as of the 2016 ta...
The most recent release of Statistics Canada’s Consumer Price Index shows a sharp increase in inflation for the month of February. That rate stood at 2.2%, while the rate for January 2018 was 1....
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has announced the interest rates which will apply to amounts owed to and by the CRA for the second quarter of 2018, as well as the rates that will apply for the purpose...
While taxpayers fall victim to tax scams year-round, such scams are more prevalent during and just following tax filing season. During that time, taxpayers expect to hear from the tax authoritie...
In December 2017, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced that substantive changes would be made to the Agency’s Voluntary Disclosure Program (VDP). That program enables taxpayers who are in d...
The Canada Revenue Agency has issued its Guide RC4018, Electronic Filers Manual for 2017 Income Tax and Benefit Returns. That guide is for use by certified e-filers in filing individual income tax ret...
The most recent release of Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey shows a small decline in the overall unemployment rate for the month of February 2018. That rate declined from 5.9% in the mont...
The most recent release of Statistics Canada’s Consumer Price Index indicates that the rate of inflation for the month of January 2018 stood at 1.7%. The rate for the previous month was 1.9%. I...
In its regularly scheduled interest rate announcement made on March 7, the Bank of Canada indicated that no change would be made to current interest rates. Accordingly, the bank rate remains at 1.5%. ...
Budget 2018: No personal tax credits have been repealed, and there are no new personal tax rate changes....
Budget 2018: Foreign-born Status Indians may now be eligible for child benefits, retroactive to 2005....
Budget 2018: Eligibility of specially trained service animals will be expanded for the purposes of the medical expense tax credit....
Budget 2018: Taxpayers will no longer need to apply when filing their return in order to receive the Canada Workers Benefit....
Budget 2018: The Working Income Tax Benefit amounts are enhanced as of 2019, and the credit is renamed the Canada Workers Benefit...
Budget 2018: The non-resident surplus stripping rules are tightened to address the use of partnerships and trusts....
Budget 2018: Where a CRA compliance order or information requirement is contested, a new rule will “stop the clock” to prevent the tax year from being statute barred....
Budget 2018: A corporation will have two RDTOH accounts going forward: eligible and non-eligible RDTOH....
Budget 2018: A corporation with $100,000 of investment income will have its small business limit reduced to $250,000....
Budget 2018: A corporation’s small business limit will be reduced where the corporation earns investment income exceeding $50,000....
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) provides a 1-800 telephone service to provide tax information to Canadian taxpayers. Such information can be general in nature, or can involve the specific tax affairs ...
The Canada Revenue Agency’s NETFILE service for filing of individual income tax returns will be available starting Monday February 26, 2018. Taxpayers do not need to obtain an access code to fi...
The most recent release of Statistics Canada’s Labor Force Survey shows a slight increase in the overall unemployment rate for the month of January. That rate rose by 0.1%, from 5.8% to 5.9%. T...
The Federal Minister of Finance has announced that the 2018-19 federal Budget will be brought down on Tuesday, February 27, 2018. The Budget will be released at around 4 p.m. and the full Budget Pape...
This year, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) will be providing taxpayers with hard copies of the 2017 Income Tax and Benefit package through a variety of means, and at various dates. Individuals who pa...
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has announced the date on which NETFILE service for the filing of individual income tax returns for the 2017 tax year will be available. NETFILE service will be availa...
While the majority of Canadians now file their individual income tax returns electronically, there is still a significant minority of tax filers who file using a printed return. The Canada Revenue Ag...
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has posted a notice on its website that an “update” has been made to individual 2017 tax forms. Those forms are to be used by individual Canadians to file t...
For a number of years, taxpayers whose tax situation was relatively straightforward were able to file their return by telephone. That service, which was called TELEFILE, was withdrawn a few years ago....
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has announced the interest rates which will apply to amounts owed to and by the Agency for the first quarter of 2018, as well as the rates that will apply for the purpo...
As widely expected, the Bank of Canada indicated, in its regularly scheduled interest rate announcement made on January 17, that an increase in the bank rate was required. The Bank’s announceme...
Finance Canada has announced that the consultation process leading to the release of the 2018-19 federal Budget will conclude on Friday January 26, 2018. Canadians can provide input by submitting the...
The Canada Revenue Agency has released the T1 Individual Income Tax Return and Benefit form to be used by individual Canadian taxpayers in filing their return for the 2017 tax year. The T1 form is ava...
The most recent release of Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey indicates that the unemployment rate for the month of December 2017 stood at 5.7%. The last period for which that rate was reco...
As previously announced, the federal small business tax rate is reduced to 10.0%, effective as of January 1, 2018. There is no change in the federal small business limit, which remains at $500,000. T...
Finance Canada has announced the limits and thresholds which will apply for purposes of determining automobile benefits and deductions during 2018. Most such deduction limits and thresholds are uncha...
Planned changes to the federal income tax rules governing the taxation of small incorporated Canadian businesses are to take effect for 2018. One of those changes will include greater restrictions on ...
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) provides an administrative program under which taxpayers who have failed to file returns or pay taxes on a timely basis can bring their tax affairs into compliance, usu...
Taxpayers who are turning age 71 during the year and who have available contribution room are entitled to make a final RRSP contribution for that year. Such contributions must be made by the end of t...
Taxpayers who have not yet filed their return for the 2016 tax year will have until January 19, 2018 to file that return using NETFILE. Until that date, returns for the 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 tax ...
In its regularly scheduled interest rate announcement made on December 6, the Bank of Canada indicated that, in its view, no change is required to current rates. Accordingly, the bank rate remains at ...
The most recent release of Statistic’s Canada’s Labour Force Survey shows a slight decline in the overall unemployment for the month of November. That rate declined by 0.4%, to 5.9%. The N...
The Canada Revenue Agency has issued the 2018 version of its publication T4127(E), Payroll Deductions Formulas. The guide is intended for use by payroll software providers and by employers which manag...
The Canada Revenue Agency has issued the federal TD1 Form and Worksheet which will be used by taxpayers and their employers to determine required federal income tax source deductions for the upcoming ...
The most recent release of Statistics Canada’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) shows an inflation rate of 1.4% for the month of October, as measured on a year-over-year basis. The equivalent rate for...
Finance Canada has begun the consultation process leading to the release of the 2018-19 federal Budget. As part of that budget consultation process, the Minister of Finance is holding in-person publi...
Effective as of January 8, 2018, administrators and representatives of qualifying Canadian trusts will be able to file trust income tax and information returns online, through the Canada Revenue Agenc...
The federal government has announced the premium rates and maximum insurable earnings amount which will be in place for the 2018 calendar year. The premium rate for the year for employees has been se...
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has announced the contribution rates and amounts for both employers and employees which will apply for 2018. Maximum pensionable earnings for the year will be $55,900 ...
The most recent release of Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey shows a very small increase in the overall unemployment rate for the month of October. That rate was up by 0.1 percentage point...
The federal government provides lower-income working Canadians with a Working income tax benefit, with the amount of that benefit dependent on the taxpayer’s income for the year from all sources...
In its regularly scheduled interest rate announcement made on October 25, the Bank of Canada determined that no change was needed to current rates. Accordingly, the bank rate remains at 1.25%. In the...
The most recent release of Statistics Canada’s Consumer Price Index shows that the overall rate of inflation for the month of September, as measured on a year-over-year basis, stood at 1.6%. The...
Figures announced by the Minister of Finance in this week’s 2017 Economic and Fiscal Update show an improvement in the federal government’s financial outlook for the current and upcoming f...
Several months ago, the federal government proposed new rules which would significantly affect the taxation of private corporations. Those proposed rules generally sought to limit the ability of owner...
Finance Canada has announced that the federal small business tax rate, which is currently set at 10.5%, will be reduced in two stages. The first reduction will be effective as of January 1, 2018, whe...
Employees who work in the retail sector frequently receive a discount when purchasing goods sold by their employer. Recent press reports have indicated that the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) had or woul...
The most recent release of Statistics Canada’s Labor Force Survey indicates that, for the month of September, employment across Canada was substantially unchanged. For that month, the unemploym...
Individual Canadians are sometimes required to provide proof of their income, often as part of an application for a mortgage or other form of credit. Such proof of income can be obtained from the Cana...
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has announced the interest rates which will apply to amounts owed to and by the Agency for 2017, as well as the rates that will apply for the purpose of calculating emp...
The most recent release of Statistics Canada’s Consumer Price Index shows an increase in the overall rate of inflation for the month of August. The inflation rate for that month stood at 1.4%, a...
The Minister of Finance has announced that a change will be made to the amount of Employment Insurance premiums to be paid, starting January 1, 2018. The Minister’s announcement, which can be f...
In its 2017-18 Budget, the federal government announced that it would be examining changes to the tax rules governing private corporations. More specifically, those changes would eliminate some of the...
Taxpayers who are receiving employment income and/or Old Age Security payments are entitled to request that tax deductions being made from those payments be reduced. Such requests are made using form...
The most recent release of Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey shows a small decline in the overall unemployment rate for the month of August. That rate declined by 0.1%, to 6.2%, which is t...
The Minister of National Revenue is authorized to provide relief to taxpayers from the imposition of penalties or interest in relation to tax amounts owed, under the Taxpayer Relief Program. Such rel...
In its regularly scheduled interest rate announcement made on September 6, the Bank of Canada announced that it was increasing its target for the overnight rate, and that the Bank Rate now stands at 1...
Finance Canada has announced that it has completed the first stage of its consultation with respect to the regulation of the federal financial sector. A consultation paper incorporating the comments ...
The third individual instalment payment of income taxes for 2017 is due and payable on Friday, September 15. Taxpayers who are subject to the instalment requirement will have received an Instalment Re...
Individual and corporate taxpayers can deal with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and carry out most of their tax obligations online, through the CRA’s website. The Agency also provides a great d...
The most recent release of Statistics Canada’s Consumer Price Index indicates that the overall inflation rate for the month of July stood at 1.2%, as measured on a year-over-year basis. The comp...
During the month of August, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) will be issuing 2017 Tax Instalment Reminders, and many taxpayers will be receiving such Reminders for the first time. Individuals who need...
Individuals who have not yet filed their tax return for the 2016 tax year can still file that return using the Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA’s) online filing service NETFILE. The NETFILE se...
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has begun its annual tax return processing review, which seeks to confirm or verify that amounts reported by taxpayers on their 2016 income tax return were accurate and...
The most recent release of Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey shows a small decline of 0.2% in the overall unemployment rate for the month of July. That rate stood at 6.3% which was, as not...
As announced in this year’s Budget, the federal government has undertaken a consultation process with respect to tax planning strategies involving private corporations. As part of that consulta...
The Bank of Canada makes eight regularly scheduled interest rate announcements each year, and the Bank recently announced the dates on which those announcements will be made during 2018. Those dates a...
The federal government and many of the provinces provide child and family benefits through a number of programs, most of which are administered by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). For many programs, ...
The most recent release of Statistics Canada’s Consumer Price Index shows that the overall rate of inflation for the month of June was 1%, while the rate posted for May stood at 1.3%. Both rates...
Owing to security concerns, the Canada Revenue Agency does not transmit personal tax information by e-mail, and most CRA correspondence is therefore sent and received by regular mail.The CRA does, how...
Finance Canada has announced that it will be holding public consultations with respect to planned changes to the tax rules governing private corporations.The planned changes will eliminate tax plannin...
The most recent release of Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey shows a slight decline in the overall unemployment rate for the month of June. That rate stood at 6.5%, down by 0.1% from the p...
As expected, in its regularly scheduled interest rate announcement made on July 12, the Bank of Canada increased the bank rate from 0.75% to 1.0%. In the announcement of the rate increase, which can ...
The most recent release of Statistics Canada’s Consumer Price Index shows that the overall rate of inflation slowed slightly during the month of May. The year-over-year rate for that month stood...
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has announced that, following its consultation with respect to services provided by the Agency to small businesses, a number of new services will be provided. Those new...
As announced in this year’s federal Budget, effective July 1, 2017 self-employed commercial ride-sharing drivers who provide taxable supplies of ride-sharing services will be required ...
The Canada Revenue Agency has introduced a new feature to its existing EFILE service, which will allow EFILE service providers to submit adjustment requests using certified software. Currently, the ne...
As announced in the 2017 federal Budget, the federal tax credit for public transit costs is eliminated after June 2017. Taxpayers should note that the cancellation of the credit is effective for cost...
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has announced the interest rates which will apply to amounts owed to and by the Agency for the first three quarters of 2017, as well as the rates that will apply for th...
Canadian taxpayers who are in default of their filing and/or tax payment obligations can voluntarily disclose that default and have any associated penalties or interest charges waived under the federa...
The most recent release of Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey shows that, while employment rose by 55,000 during the month of May, the overall unemployment rate increased by 0.1%. That resu...
Determining whether a particular individual is an employee or a self-employed independent contractor can be difficult, and an employer’s responsibilities with respect to each are quite different...
The second instalment payment of individual income taxes for the 2017 tax year is due on or before Thursday June 15, 2017. Individual taxpayers who pay taxes by instalment will have received an instal...
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has issued a reminder to all self-employed taxpayers and their spouses that their individual income tax returns for the 2016 tax year are due on or before Thursday June...
The federal government has announced the creation of a Famine Relief Fund in response to the famine and resulting humanitarian crisis which is occurring in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, and Yemen. A...
In its regularly scheduled interest rate announcement made on May 24, the Bank of Canada indicated that, in its view, no change is need to current interest rates. Accordingly, the bank rate remains at...
The most recent release of Statistics Canada’s Consumer Price Survey shows that there was no change in the overall inflation rate during the month of April 2017. That rate stood at 1.6%, as meas...
Businesses can appoint someone else, often a tax professional, to deal with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) on their behalf. In order to have online access to tax information about the business, the r...
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) will be holding a webinar for employers on the subject of employee taxable benefits. The webinar will be held on Wednesday May 24, 2017. The webinar is free of charge,...
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has issued a notice reminding Canadian taxpayers who have been affected by this spring’s floods of the availability of relief in relation to their tax filing and ...
The most recent release of Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey shows a slight decrease in the overall unemployment rate for the month of April 2017, which dropped from 6.7% to 6.5%. The 6.5%...
Taxpayers who have unpaid tax balances for 2016 are subject to interest charges on those unpaid balances as of May 2, 2017. The current (until June 30, 2017) rate imposed on unpaid tax amounts by the...
This year’s federal Budget repealed and replaced several federal tax credits affecting caregivers of infirm and non-infirm family members. Those changes can in many cases affect the tax payable ...
The most recent release of Statistics Canada’s Consumer Price Index shows a drop in the overall inflation rate for the month of March 2017. The rate for that month stood at 1.6%, as measured on ...
For all individual Canadian taxpayers, the deadline for payment of tax amounts owed for the 2016 taxation year is midnight on Monday May 1, 2017. Payments which are not made in full by that deadline ...
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has announced the prescribed interest rates which will apply for purposes of the leasing rules during the months of April and May 2017. They are as follows. April &hel...
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has issued a reminder to taxpayers that all tax amounts owed by individuals for the 2016 tax year are due by the end of April 2017. Since April 30 falls on a Sunday thi...
In its regularly scheduled interest rate announcement made on April 12, 2017, the Bank of Canada indicated that, in its view, no change was needed to current rates. Accordingly, the bank rate remains ...
The most recent release of Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey shows a small increase in the unemployment rate for the month of March 2017. That rate rose by 0.1%, to 6.7%. Among demographi...
The federal government provides a Working Income Tax Benefit for lower-income Canadians who earn a minimum amount of income from employment or self-employment. The WITB is claimed on the annual tax r...
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) provides an Individual Income Tax Enquiries Line (reachable at 1-800-959 8281) for taxpayers who need general information about taxes, or have specific questions about ...
The most recent release of Statistics Canada’s Consumer Price Index indicates that the inflation rate for the month of February stood at 2%, as measured on a year-over-year basis. The comparable...
The federal Budget brought down on March 22, 2017 by Minister of Finance Bill Morneau included projections of a $28.5 billion deficit for the federal government for the current (2017-18) fiscal year. ...
The Budget 2017 documents revealed that the government has been undergoing further reviews of various planning strategies relating to the use of private corporations that reduce personal income taxes ...
Effective July 1, 2017, Budget 2017 proposes to extend the GST/HST on taxi operators to ride-sharing services. Taxi operators are required to collect and remit GST/HST on their fares with no dollar ex...
Generally, taxpayers are required to include the value of their work in progress (“WIP”) in their income whether or not they have actually received payment for performing the work. H...
If a taxpayer receives a loan by virtue of their employment with an interest rate below a prescribed rate, he or she is deemed to have received a taxable benefit. However, taxpayers can claim an offse...
Budget 2017 proposes to expand the medical tax credit to include costs paid for the purpose of conceiving a child regardless of whether the medical procedures involved are not medically indicated due ...
Budget 2017 announced that the public transit tax credit will be repealed as of July 1, 2017. The non-refundable credit provided a 15% tax reduction with respect to eligible public transit passes such...
Budget 2017 proposes to amend the eligibility criteria for the disability tax credit. One of the conditions required for the credit is that a medical practitioner certifies on CRA Form T2201 that the ...
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has announced that a link is now available between its website and that of Service Canada, for users of online services at both sites. Canadian taxpayers can carry out...
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has issued a notice indicating that its online services have been restored, and that taxpayers are once again able to file their 2016 tax returns online, make payments,...
Individual investors in flow-through shares can claim a 15% federal Mineral Exploration Tax Credit. That federal tax credit was scheduled to expire as of March 31, 2017, but Finance Canada has announc...
The Minister of Finance has announced that the 2017-18 federal Budget will be brought down on Wednesday, March 22, 2017. The announcement of the Budget date can be found on the Finance Canada website ...
In its regularly scheduled interest rate announcement made on March 1, the Bank of Canada indicated that, in its view, no change was needed to current interest rates. Accordingly, the bank rate remain...
The most recent release of Statistics Canada’s Consumer Price Index shows a sharp increase in the rate of inflation during the month of January. That rate stood at 2.1%, as measured on a year ov...
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has announced that, effective as of February 20, 2017, EFILE service providers will be able to submit T1 adjustments for clients online, using their EFILE software. Th...
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has announced that its online NETFILE service for the filing of individual income tax returns is now available. NETFILE can be used to file individual tax returns for ...
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) formerly mailed hard copies of the individual income tax return form and guide to Canadian taxpayers, but that service is no longer provided. Taxpayers can, however, ob...
The most recent release of Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey indicates that the overall unemployment rate fell slightly during the month of January 2017. That rate fell by 0.1%, from 6.9% ...
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has announced that its NETFILE service for the filing of individual income tax returns for the 2016 tax year will be available for use beginning on Monday, February 20,...
Recently, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced that encrypted data containing 2014 income tax information for 28,000 residents of the Yukon had been lost in transit. There is currently, according...
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has released the T2 Corporation Income Tax Return Form to be used by corporations for the 2016 tax year. The federal T2 is used by all federal, provincial, and territo...
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has announced the prescribed interest rates for leasing rules which will apply for the first quarter of 2017. Those rates are as follows: January ……&hell...
The Canada Revenue Agency has indicated that an indexing factor of 1.4% will apply to federal individual income tax brackets for the 2017 tax year. The personal income tax brackets and rates which wil...
The most recent release of Statistics Canada’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicates that the rate of inflation for December 2016 stood at 1.5%, as measured on a year-over-year basis. Inflationa...
Qualifying taxpayers can claim, on their annual returns, the cost of deductible vehicle and meal expenses incurred during the year. Taxpayers have the option of claiming either actual expenses incurre...
In its scheduled interest rate decision made on January 16, the Bank of Canada (BOC) announced that, in its view, no change was needed to current rates. Accordingly, the bank rate remains at 0.75%. &...
The Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) NETFILE service will be available for NETFILING of individual income tax returns for the 2013, 2014, and 2015 taxation years until January 20, 2017. After that...
The most recent release of Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey indicates that employment rose by 54,000 jobs during the month of December 2016, as the result of gains in full-time work. Des...
The Canada Revenue Agency will be holding a three-part webinar series on the source deduction obligations of employers. The webinars are free of charge, but pre-registration is required.The dates and ...
The Canada Revenue Agency has announced that 2016 General Income Tax and Benefit package for the 2016 taxation year will be available on its website as of Thursday, January 5.The package, once availab...
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has issued a listing of the administrative improvements and changes which will be in place for the upcoming 2017 filing season.Some of the changes include the following...
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has announced the interest rates which will apply to amounts owed to and by the Agency for the first quarter of 2017, as well as the rates that will apply for the purpo...
Many Canadians who do not have income tax deducted from their paycheques at source pay such tax by quarterly instalments, on the 15th day of March, June, September, and December. Individuals who make...
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has announced that it will be conducting a GST/HST compliance letter campaign pilot project over the next 9 months. As part of that project, the Agency will send 250 l...
As expected, the Bank of Canada made no change to current interest rates in its announcement made on December 7. Consequently, the bank rate remains at 0.75%. In its announcement, which can be found ...
The most recent release of Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey shows that the overall unemployment rate declined slightly during November, dropping from 7% to 6.8%. During November, employm...
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) regularly holds webinars for businesses on how to fulfill their payroll reporting and remittance obligations. The last in the current series of such webinars, which wi...
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has been conducting an online consultation process with respect to the rules governing the political activities of charities. Those rules impose limits on the kinds of ...
The most recent release of Statistics Canada’s Consumer Price Index shows that the rate of inflation stood at 1.5% for the month of October, as measured on a year-over-year basis. The year-over-...
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has issued the 2017 version of its publication T4127, which outlines and summarizes the payroll deductions formulas for computer programs which will be used beginning J...
As of October 2016, changes were made to standard correspondence sent to business owners by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). Specifically, the CRA will be providing businesses with two new, simplified...
The federal government has announced the Employment Insurance premium rates which will apply for the 2017 calendar year. Total insurable earnings for the year have been set at $51,300. Employee premi...
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has announced the contribution rates and amounts which will apply for the 2017 calendar year. Maximum pensionable earnings for that year have been set at $55,300, and t...
The most recent release of Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey shows that, while employment during the month of October increased by 44,000 jobs, the unemployment rate was unchanged at 7%. ...
In his Fall Economic Statement, the Minister of Finance announced that the federal government will post a deficit of $25.1 billion for the 2016-17 fiscal year. The full Fall Economic Statement can be...
In its most recent announcement, the Bank of Canada indicated that in its view, no change was required to current interest rates. Accordingly, the bank rate remains at 0.75%. In the press release ann...
The most recent release of Statistics Canada’s Consumer Price Index shows an inflation rate of 1.3% for the month of September, as measured on a year-over-year basis. Prices for the month were ...
The federal Minister of Finance has announced that the 2016 Fall Economic and Fiscal Update will be released on Tuesday November 1, 2016. The Fiscal Update papers will be posted on the Finance Canada...
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has announced the launch of public consultations on the rules regarding the involvement of registered charities in political activities. To that end, a consultation pan...
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has announced that it will be holding consultations with small and medium sized businesses, starting this fall, on the delivery of services by the CRA. Those consultati...
Final revenue and expenditure figures for the 2015-16 fiscal year have been released by the Department of Finance. Those figures show that the federal government posted a budgetary deficit of $1 billi...
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has launched a new mobile app — My Benefits CRA — which will enable Canadians to view personalized benefit and credit information on mobile devices. With t...
The Minister of Finance has announced the start of the consultation process for the 2017-18 federal Budget. Interested stakeholders can take part in that consultation process in a number of ways, inc...
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has announced the interest rates that will apply to amounts owed to and by the federal government for 2016, as well as the rates that will apply for the ...
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has issued a reminder to Canadians that those who are receiving benefits and credits (like the Canada Child Benefit or the Harmonized Sales Tax Credit) may be asked by ...
The federal government has announced that employment insurance premiums paid by employers and employees will be reduced for 2017. The change in premiums follows a report by the Office of the Superinte...
Beginning in 2016, teachers and early childhood educators who purchase school supplies for use in their classrooms will be able to claim a 15% refundable federal tax credit on up to $1,000 worth of su...
The federal Department of Finance has announced the launch of the first stage of a consultation process to be carried out with respect to the governance of the federal financial sector. Individuals o...
The Department of Finance has issued the August release of The Fiscal Monitor, which outlines the revenue and expense figures for the federal government for the first quarter of fiscal 2016-17. Durin...
Canadian taxpayers who are required to provide proof of their income can obtain a proof of income statement from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), either online or by telephone. Taxpayers who have reg...
As of July 2016, the former Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB) and the Child Tax Benefit (CTB) were replaced by the new Canada Child Benefit (CCB), a non-taxable, means-tested benefit paid to Canadia...
The benefit year for many federal and provincial tax credit and benefit programs (including the new Canada Child Benefit and the harmonized sales tax/goods and services tax credit) runs from July 2016...
Canadian families that have children under the age of 18 will notice a difference in their federal government child benefit starting in July. As of this month, the existing Canada Child Tax Benefit (C...
A number of tax rate and credit changes, both federal and provincial, will take effect on July 1, 2016. As well, tax changes which were announced this year to take effect as from January 1, 2016 will ...
In its regularly scheduled interest rate announcement made on January 20, the Bank of Canada indicated that no change would be made to current interest rates. Consequently, the bank rate remains at 0....
Dollar amounts on which individual non-refundable federal tax credits for 2016 are based, and the actual tax credit claimable, will be as follows. &n...
Effective January 1, 2016, maximum insurable earnings for purposes of the Employment Insurance program will increase from $49,500 to $50,800. This means that an insured worker will pay EI premiums in ...
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