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CRA – The Straw that Breaks the Camel’s Back

At Mew & Company Chartered Accountants in Vancouver, we work with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) through an “honor system”, which means a business reports its income and expenses without having to remit receipts and bank deposit books to prove its accuracy. This honor system is an efficient and economical way to collect taxes. Many savvy business professionals know that

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Filing Canadian Corporate Tax and HST Returns on Time

Just File Your Canadian Tax Return on Time! During the past year, I have noticed that Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) is putting more pressure on Canadian corporations to file their corporate tax and HST returns on time.  The tactics being used by CRA include constant reminder notices being sent soon after the filing deadline has passed as well as withholding

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Choose Your Professional Vancouver Accountant with Care

When an incorporated business in Vancouver calls asking for professional representation for a CRA audit, the first question I ask myself is “Why is the person who was paid to prepare the tax return not doing the representing?” A very common answer is something like “My wife who is not a professional accountant prepared the tax return. She does not

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