By Peter Kupovics on April 12, 2014 
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Employment income paid to an individual by an employer is reported based on the date it is paid, not earned. As an example, if a pay cheque dated in January covers income earned in the last days of December, that… {Read more}
By Peter Kupovics on April 10, 2014 Leave a comment
Published by the CRA, Thursday April 10 at 3pm EST: The CRA continues to work on resolving the issue. In keeping with industry practice, we are currently implementing a solution, or “patch”, for the bug, and are vigorously testing all… {Read more}
By Peter Kupovics on April 10, 2014 Leave a comment
Published by Canada Revenue Agency Wednesday April 9 at 3pm EST: The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) places first priority on ensuring the confidentiality of taxpayer information. After learning late yesterday afternoon about the Internet security vulnerability named the Heartbleed Bug… {Read more}
By Peter Kupovics on April 10, 2014 Leave a comment
You can claim eligible moving expenses if your new residence is at least 40 km (by the shortest public route) closer to your new place of work. These expenses are only deductible against the employment or self-employment income that you… {Read more}
By Liz O'Dowd on January 30, 2013 Leave a comment
The ceiling on the capital cost of passenger vehicles for capital cost allowance (CCA) purposes remains at $30,000 (plus applicable federal and provincial sales taxes) for purchases after 2002. This ceiling restricts the cost of a vehicle on which CCA… {Read more}
By Liz O'Dowd on December 21, 2012 Leave a comment
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is aware that electronic sales suppression software (often referred to as “Zapper” software) is currently being marketed and sold to some Canadian businesses. Electronic sales suppression software is designed to work with point-of-sale systems and… {Read more}
By Liz O'Dowd on December 21, 2012 Leave a comment
The Canada Revenue Agency announced the prescribed annual interest rates that will apply to any amounts owed to the CRA and to any amounts the CRA owes to individuals and corporations. These rates are calculated quarterly in accordance with applicable… {Read more}
By Liz O'Dowd on December 21, 2012 Leave a comment
Did you know? If you earn income that has no tax withheld or does not have enough tax withheld for more than one year, you may have to pay tax by installments. This can happen if you earn rental, investment,… {Read more}
By Liz O'Dowd on December 21, 2012 Leave a comment
When a taxpayer has a spouse or common law partner and the combined donations are greater than $200, the donations for both spouses should usually be combined and claimed on one tax return. Check your tax return carefully in relation… {Read more}
By Liz O'Dowd on December 21, 2012 Leave a comment
The Ministry of Finance has stated that businesses are not required by the government to reprogram their cash registers, but they may choose to update their cash registers to automatically calculate rounding for cash transactions and to provide greater transparency… {Read more}