Harper to announce tax measure for parents
Stephen Harper will announce a new tax measure for parents with children under 18 at a campaign stop in B.C. on Monday. But the measure won’t take effect until the government balances the budget,...
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View ArticleShop til you drop! Travellers’ exemption limits increasing for Canadians...
Good news Canadian shoppers travelling abroad, you can now bring back more goods duty and tax free. Federal ministers are fanning out Friday to major airports across the country for what’s believed to...
View ArticleCanadian Taxpayers Federation launches ad campaign against MPs that could...
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation has launched the second phase of an advertising campaign calling on members of Parliament to reform their “platinum-plated” pension plan — and the message could leave...
View ArticleFrench actor Depardieu gets Russian passport at dinner with President Putin
MOSCOW — The day after receiving his new Russian passport from President Vladimir Putin, French actor Gerard Depardieu flew Sunday to the provincial town of Saransk, where he was greeted as a local...
View ArticleGovernor General to pay his sales taxes
OTTAWA – Gov. Gen. David Johnston will now be required to pay GST/HST on all purchases, whether personal or related to the official business of Rideau Hall. According to Thursday’s budget, a special...
View ArticleFederal budget cuts tax breaks for exports from China, Brazil and dozens of...
OTTAWA — Canada could have some diplomatic explaining to do after announcing it is eliminating special tax exemptions for goods exported here by China, Brazil and 70 other countries. The general...
View ArticleCuts to Canada Revenue Agency will erode efforts to fight tax evasion,...
OTTAWA — The Conservative government is facing mounting questions over its budget arithmetic and how it will increase efforts to combat tax evasion while cutting more than $250 million from the Canada...
View ArticleThanks to federal budget tweak, some hospital parking fees could climb
OTTAWA – Already facing steep parking charges when they visit loved ones in hospital, some Canadians may find themselves paying even more as a result of the recent federal budget. The budget ends a tax...
View ArticleAdult-fitness tax credit could cost up to $47 million annually, federal...
OTTAWA — As the Harper government prepares a throne speech expected to focus on consumer-friendly policies, a new report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer has priced out how much a fitness tax...
View ArticleWant federal tax relief? Here’s what it would cost taxpayers
OTTAWA — As the Conservative government promises to balance the books in 2015 and eyes more tax relief heading into the next election, a new analysis from the Parliamentary Budget Officer shows how...
View ArticleFederal ombudsman says taxpayers being declared dead a ‘systemic issue’
OTTAWA — The federal taxpayers’ ombudsman says the Canada Revenue Agency does, indeed, have a “systemic issue” with taxpayers wrongfully declared dead, even though the CRA says that determination has...
View Article‘Heartbleed’ hurts tax agency – but doesn’t affect online party donations
OTTAWA — The main federal political parties appear able to do for donors what the Canada Revenue Agency was struggling Wednesday to do for taxpayers: protect personal information online. Tests run on...
View Article‘Heartbleed’ bug forces revenue agency to shut down online tax-return filing
OTTAWA — The Canada Revenue Agency abruptly pulled the plug on its online services Wednesday over security concerns, saying it will take until the weekend at least before taxpayers can again file their...
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