Blog Posts by Reschke Fritz

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CRA’s Taxpayer self-service – Unapplied Available Payments

In May 2024, the CRA will begin issuing annual “Available Payments Summary” letters to taxpayers who have available payments on their account. Taxpayers who are signed up for e-notifications will receive an email notification of the letter. Taxpayers and their authorized representatives can view these letters through the Agency’s secure portals.

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2024 Federal Budget

Please find here our 2024 Federal Budget commentary.

Please contact our offices if you have any questions.

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Mandatory Electronic Filing by Tax Preparers

As of January 1, 2024, tax preparers filing more than five returns of the same type need to use EFILE. Mandatory electronic filing (MEF) applies to the filing of T1 personal income tax and benefit returns, T2 Corporation income tax returns and T3 trust returns.

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RESP’s and EAP’s

A registered education savings plan (RESP) is a contract between an individual (the subscriber) and a person or organization (the promoter). This is typically a bank or credit union.

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Disability Tax Credit

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) provides the Disability Tax Credit (DTC) for eligible taxpayers that are affected by a variety of medical conditions and situations that require more time to complete daily functions than on average.

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2023 Tax Season Wrap - Up

This year there is also now another tax return for some that will need to be filed, called the Underused Housing Tax (UHT). This was originally due for filing on April 30, 2023. However, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has extended the deadline to waive Interest and penalties if filed by October 31, 2023.

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Personal Tax Season 2023

The deadline to file your tax return this year will be May 1, 2023. For our current clients, our offices have sent out more information to you to prepare for the coming tax season. You can also find some useful information under our ‘Resources’ and ‘FAQ’ tabs.

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Canada Dental Benefit (New Program)

Key highlights of the new Canada Dental Benefit program are that families with a household income under $90,000 may be eligible for direct payments from CRA, two payments per eligible child are available, and applications are being accepted as of December 1, 2022.

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Instalments and the CRA

Tax instalments are payments you make throughout the year to cover the taxes you normally pay in one lump sum on April 30 of the following year. You pay these instalments during the year while you are earning the income, similar to how an employer deducts tax directly from each pay period.

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