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As the Canada 2017 Tax Filing Season begins, Canadian taxpayers should be aware that in 2016 the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) introduced several changes to tax benefits, credits and deductions, effective for the 2017 tax season. AGT’s Canadian tax professionals have prepared a brief overview of these major changes that you should be aware of....
This tax-filing season, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has made some important improvements to services for Canadians. The following outlines some of the services available to individuals. Remember that although these applications are securely designed, as a safe practice, individuals should avoid using such applications on public Wi-Fi servers, such as in a restaurant or...
Identity theft and related-tax scams have always proven to be troublesome for tax authorities. To counter these scams as much as possible, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) initiates certain preventative measures every year. These measures are part of the Security Summit Initiative between the IRS, state authorities and financial sector under the ‘Taxes. Security. Together’...
The U.S. IRS started accepting 2016 tax returns on the 23rd of January. But many taxpayers are asking “Am I required to file a return?” The following summary prepared by AG Tax professionals, using the IRS’s guideline, should help you determine whether you are required to file a 2016 tax return or not. In addition,...
In this digital world, almost everything is online, whether it is shopping, banking, or filing your income tax return. The only thing protecting one from having their identity or financial data stolen is a ‘password’. Thus, making it very crucial to have a strong, hard-to-guess password, but also something that we do not forget. Here are a...
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) exempts the entire capital gain or a portion from the sale of a principal residence from taxes, if it qualifies. However, based on the current updated Principal Residence Exemption (PRE) regulations, it is mandatory to file forms, such as: Form T2091, Designation of a Property as a Principal Residence by...
In Canada, the capital gains from the sale of a qualifying primary residence is exempt from taxes. In the past, the individual was not required to report the sale on their personal income tax return provided the entire gain was eligible for exemption. However, on the 3rd of October, 2016 the federal government announced an...
In our recent article: Current & Updated Deadlines for IRS Forms, we informed U.S. taxpayers about the new deadline for certain U.S. tax forms, which will apply to the 2016 tax year (due in 2017). Why You Should Start Planning Now The changes affect many U.S. tax forms for which the deadline has been pushed...
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service requires U.S. employers and U.S. Health Insurance Marketplace to issue health insurance coverage information forms to the insurance holder (employee) and send a copy of the form to the IRS as well. The deadline for sending these forms to the IRS is 28th February, if paper-filed and 31st March, if...
Along with the changes to IRS Form W-2 for tax year 2016 and thereafter under the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015, there have been changes to the deadline and penalties associated with IRS Form 1099-Misc, and Form 1099-K as well. The following is an overview by A.G. Tax analysts on the...
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