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Canada Carbon Rebate (CCR) Increase for Rural Residents

Clients claiming the CCR are receiving the rural supplement of 10% instead of the increased amount of 20%. This is because the increase is still pending Royal Assent.

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Incorrect CRA Penalty for Late-filed Bare Trusts

The CRA is erroneously charging some bare trusts a penalty for late filing T3 Schedule 15 after March 30 and before April 3, 2024.

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CRA's Updated Guidance on Penalty Relief for T3 Bare Trusts

The CRA has updated their guidance on penalty relief for 2023 T3 bare trust returns.

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CRA Guidance on Slips Distribution

You can now distribute T4, T4A, T5 or T4FHSA slips using an employer or payer’s secure portal without obtaining written or electronic consent from the employees or recipients, under certain conditions.

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Renewed your EFILE account? Enter your password now.

CRA EFILE closes on January 26, 2024 for annual maintenance. The service will reopen on Monday, February 19, 2024.

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CRA’s Proposed Amendments to Underused Housing Tax Act

In November 2023, the CRA posted draft legislation to amend the Underused Housing Tax Act with provisions retroactive to January 1, 2023.

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Do Not Mask SIN or BN When Paper Filing

Make sure to include the full social insurance number (SIN) or business number (BN) when mailing documents to the CRA or Revenu Québec for processing.

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RESOLVED: EFILE Error 2226

We have received reports that TaxCycle is returning error code 2226 when attempting to EFILE a T1 return for taxpayers who are not entitled to the Canada Workers Benefit (CWB). 

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Explaining the CRA "Authorized Representative Changed" Email to Taxpayers

If your clients are registered for online mail from the CRA, they may receive an automated notice that their representative has changed when you file their tax return.

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CRA Calculation Error: Manitoba Renters Tax Credit

When a taxpayer has an entry at line 61255, the system does not reduce the renters tax credit portion at line 74 of form MB479 by the fraction at line 61255.

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New Client Activation Step in the CRA Business Consent (AuthRepBus) Process

Starting October 17, 2022, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) process for authorizing a new representative for business accounts will include an additional step.

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CRA EFILE Error Code 485: Amended T1134, T1135 and T106

The CRA EFILE system is having issues with transmissions of amended T1134, T1135 and T106 returns. You may receive error code 485.

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Canada Training Credit Limit Not Included in AFR Data

The CRA is not including the Canada Training Credit Limit in the data downloaded from Auto-fill my return.

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EFILE Error Y80010 for Shared T2042, T1163/4 or T1273/4 Statements

Some 2021 T1 returns trigger EFILE error Y80010 when the taxpayer has a partnership farming operation and claims the tax credit on the T2043.

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Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements for T3 Returns

Legislation still pending: changes filing requirements for certain trusts in 2021 and subsequent years.

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New 10% Temporary Wage Subsidy Self-identification Form for Employers

The CRA has released a new form for self-identifying as an employer claiming the wage subsidy, the PD27. We will include this form in TaxCycle T4 in an upcoming release.

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Extended Filing Deadlines for Corporations and Trusts

The CRA, RQ and the Govt of Alberta have extended some filing deadlines for corporations and trusts to September 1, 2020.

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