Singles vs couples: Who has the edge during tax filing season?
The range of benefits you receive as part of your annual income tax returns may depend on your relationship status, some tax experts say.
Using drop boxes to file taxes? The CRA is getting rid of them soon
The agency says there are 45 of these boxes still operating across the country where Canadians can drop off tax returns, payments and other documents.
Tax filing season is here. What you need to know to get the most money back
Tax filing season has officially kicked off and some Canadians will be able to get money back from the government, but starting early and being aware of changes is important.
CRA says its owed more than $10B in COVID benefit payments
The CRA says that as of Nov. 30, it had disbursed $83.5 billion in COVID benefits to Canadians, including $45.3 billion for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit
Mailing in your taxes? CRA says changes are coming amid push to digital
The CRA says it’s making changes that could impact some tax filers who want to continue using paper forms and documents as it looks to shift towards a fully digital
CRA says it’ll hire 1,700 call centre staff ahead of busy tax season
Melanie Serjak, CRA assistant commissioner, told reporters Wednesday the agency is aiming to reach a total of about 4,500 agents to handle a “very high forecast” in demand.
Canada’s federal income tax brackets are changing in 2026
Changes could be coming next year for Canadian taxpayers that could see some paying less income tax as the result of a cut to the lowest income bracket.
CRA says AI will help boost call centre accuracy for taxpayers seeking info
A senior CRA official told MPs the agency is looking to roll out more ‘senior and standardized’ training and introduce ‘automation’ to improve the accuracy of CRA agents’ advice.
CRA gave accurate tax info to 17% of individual callers: AG report
Auditor General Karen Hogan’s report said most callers waited an average of 31 minutes, with just 18 per cent of calls meeting the CRA service standard of within 15 minutes.
CRA says it’s on track to meet call centre targets by deadline
The Canada Revenue Agency says it has improved call centre delays and is on track to meet a December targets set by the federal Minister of Finance.