All eligible Canadian resident seniors (over age 65), children under 18 and individuals eligible for the disability tax credit can now apply for the Canadian Dental Care Plan. Other eligible individuals will be invited to participate in 2025. To qualify, the applicant must not have access to dental insurance and the applicant’s family income must be below $90,000.
Directors can be personally liable for payroll source deductions (CPP, EI, and income tax withholdings) and GST/HST unless they are duly diligent in preventing the corporation from failing to remit these amounts on a timely basis. Individuals can be personally liable as directors for up to two years after their resignation. A July 19, 2023 French Court of Quebec case reviewed whether the taxpayer had resigned as a director of a corporation, thereby protecting the…
Under the Competition Act, employees posting reviews online about their employer or the competition must disclose their connection to the business, even if the individual provides their honest opinion. This requirement applies to all types of reviews, including testimonials. A January 18, 2024, Competition Bureau Canada News Release (Online reviews posted by employees: businesses could be liable) recommended that businesses establish policies and provide employee training to reduce the risk of liability. The release also…
For reporting periods that begin in 2024 and onwards, GST/HST registrants (except charities and selected financial institutions) must file all GST/HST returns with CRA electronically.Registrants who file their GST/HST returns on paper are subject to a penalty of $100 for the first offense and $250 for each subsequent return not filed electronically. While CRA waived these penalties for monthly and quarterly filers who failed to file returns electronically for periods beginning before March 31, 2024,…
The $2/day flat rate method available to claim expenses for employees working from home was a temporary administrative measure only available from 2020 to 2022; it is no longer available in 2023. As such, employees working from home can only use the detailed calculation when claiming expenses. For 2023 and subsequent years, a deduction can only be claimed where one of the following criteria is met: i. the work space was the place where the…
