Beware of Fraudulent Communications

Occasionally, taxpayers may receive, either by telephone, mail, text message or email, a fraudulent communication that claims to be from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). In all these cases, the communication requests personal information, such as a social insurance, credit card, bank account, and/or passport numbers, from the taxpayer. These fraudulent communications typically insist that…

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RRSP Deadline

The RRSP contribution deadline for 2015 is March 1.  Any contributions made on or before that date can be deducted on your 2014 tax return. The amount of RRSP contributions that you can deduct in a tax year is based on your personal RRSP deduction limit.  Please contact our office if you need assistance determining…

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Family Tax Cuts

Family Tax Credit The government introduced a new non-refundable tax credit resulting in savings of up to $2,000 for couples with children under 18, starting in 2014.  To calculate the credit, the spouses first calculate the combined tax they would normally pay.  They then calculate the combined tax they would pay as if the higher…

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CRA Extends T1 Filing Deadline

The Canada Revenue Agency has extended the filing deadline for 2013 personal tax returns to May 5, 2014 in order to account for the days lost due to the temporary shutdown as the security issue was dealt with. Tax returns filed by May 5, 2014 will not incur penalties or interest.

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Filing Deadlines

Generally your 2013 personal income tax return should be filed by April 30, 2014.  If you file your return after April 30, 2014 your GST credit or Child Tax Benefit Payments may be delayed. If you or your spouse are carried on a business in 2013, your 2013 tax return has to be filed on…

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RRSP

The deadline for contributing to an RRSP for the 2013 tax year is March 3, 2014.  Please contact our office if you need assistance determining whether an RRSP is right for you or how much you should contribute.

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Welcome to our website!

Welcome to our newly launched website! Please take a look at the services we offer and feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

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