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Preparing Canadian Income Tax Returns - Introductory Course

COURSE ADMINISTRATION, GUIDANCE & ADVICE

Welcome to the Personal Tax Course! Take at your own pace and keep coming back for refreshers (2:34)
The teaching approach and learning methodology for this course (4:57)
How the course is laid out and how to navigate the system (6:09)
Asking the right questions and what I cannot answer (3:26)
Administration - Course Payments, Refund policy, certificates of completion (3:31)
Common questions on tax software and what you need (4:40)
TAX SOFTWARE - Student Version of Profile Tax Suite - Download & Registration Instructions (4:41)
TAX SOFTWARE - Additional video and troubleshooting on Intuit Profile (7:48)
Emailing students important updates and new courses - Put us on your safe list! (2:03)
COURSE NOTES & MANUAL - Download course notes and manual and how to use them (4:17)
Additional comments and suggestions on how to use the notes
A note on Provincial taxes, returns and associated schedules (4:13)
** ANNUAL UPDATES ** - Instruction video on how to access this year's current update (2:16)

MODULE 1 - THE CANADIAN TAX SYSTEM

Introduction to this module and what we'll be covering in this unit (2:40)
Who must file a tax return (3:23)
Why you should file an income tax return (5:46)
The Canadian tax system and how it works (3:42)
Deadlines for filing personal tax returns (6:00)
Filing penalties and interest for late filed returns (4:41)
Instalment payments and when they should be made (3:53)
E-filing of personal tax returns and the e-file system (4:10)
The marginal tax rate system in personal tax (5:14)
Example illustrating marginal vs. personal tax (6:06)
Another important tax concept - Tax deductions vs. tax credits (4:03)
Examples of a tax credits and tax deductions (4:49)
Notice of Assessments and their importance (5:09)
An example of a Notice of Assessment (NOA) (3:51)
Notice of Reassessments issuedd by CRA and their Importance (4:04)
Example of a Notice of Reassessment (4:38)
Some resources on Provincial tax brackets for your reference (5:02)
CRA Online services and an overview of the system (4:36)

MODULE 2 - TAX SCHEDULES & INFORMATION SLIPS

Introduction to tax forms and information slips (2:49)
The T1 General Return (10:48)
The T1 General return - 2018 and earlier years (3:21)
*ARCHIVE - Schedule 1 - Federal tax - Only for 2018 and earlier years (2:16)
Schedule 2 - Amounts transferred from spouse (2:41)
Schedule 3 - Capital gains and losses (3:37)
Principal Residence Dispositions - Schedule 3 - 2016 & Future Years - Disclosing Sale of Principal Residence (2:29)
Worksheet 4 (Previously Schedule 4) - Investment income and expenses (2:36)
Schedule 5 - Details of dependants (3:49)
Schedule 6 - Canada Workers Benefit (2019 & later) - formerly Working Income Tax Benefit (Pre 2019 returns) (3:02)
Schedule 7 - RRSP worksheet and activity (4:38)
Schedule 8 - Canada Pension Plan (CPP) Contributions & Overpayment (4:03)
Schedule 9 - Donations and Gifts (2:08)
Schedule 11 - Tuition worksheet (2:43)
Schedule 13 - Employment Insurance Premiums on Self Employment (2:06)
* ARCHIVE * - Schedule 14 - Climate Action Incentive (Not available in all Provinces and only for 2018-2020 Returns) (2:26)
Provincial Forms and schedules and web link to find information on Provincial credits (6:17)
Slip system of reporting income on the T1 personal return (6:33)
Reporting information from T-slips into tax software (2:46)
The T4 slip - The statement of employment income (6:40)
The T4A slip - Statement of Pension, Retirement, Annuity, and Other Income (4:10)
The T4E slip - Employment insurance and other benefits (3:34)
The T5018 slip - Statement of Contract Payments (3:39)
The T5007 slip - Statement of benefits - Social security (2:40)
The T4A(P) and T4A(OAS) slips - CPP and OAS retirement pension slips (4:34)
The T4RSP slip - Statement of RRSP Income (4:07)
The T4RIF slip - Statement of Income From a Registered Retirement Income Fund (3:27)
The T3 slip- Statement of Trust Income Allocations and Designations (5:28)
The T5 slip - Statement of Investment Income (4:50)
The T5013 slip - Statement of Partnership Income (3:54)
The 5008 slip - Statement of Securities Transactions (4:59)
The T2202A slip - Tuition and enrolment certificate (3:49)
The Auto Fill my Return service offered by Canada Revenue Agency (6:50)

MODULE 3 - EMPLOYMENT INCOME & DEDUCTIONS

Introduction to employment income and employment expenses (2:09)
Employment income - What is included (7:17)
Recording employment on the T4 slip and T1 (8:37)
Items to watch for on the T4 slip and how to avoid common errors (5:22)
Employment amounts reported on the T4A and T4PS slips (3:34)
Reporting amounds for casual labour, tips/gratuities and odd jobs when not reported on a slip (7:08)
Reporting tips, odd jobs and labour on the T1 return (4:22)
Wage-loss replacement plan reporting (4:42)
CPP and EI premiums and tax credits (7:31)
Filling out the Schedule 8 and T2204 for CPP and EI overpayments (4:30)
Employment expenses - What cannot be claimed (4:07)
Employment expenses - Who can claim them and how (5:01)
The T2200 form - Review of the declaration of conditions of employment (7:15)
The T777 form - Statement of employment expenses (4:07)
An overview and the framework for deducting employment expenses on the T1 (5:11)
Example of a simple T2200 and T777 with vehicle expense deductions (8:08)
Overview of the two different types of vehicles allowances and tax implications (3:30)
What if a vehicle allowance is received? - how to factor in reimbursements (4:29)
What if a non-taxable kilometre allowance is received from the employer? (5:20)
An overview of home office expenses - What you can claim and what you cannot claim (5:50)
Criteria and process for deducting home office expenses for employees (5:59)
Example of home office expense deductions on the T2200 and T777 (3:44)
Example of a straight forward T2200 and T777 with other expenses (7:05)
Example of a T2200 and T777 with reimbursed expense (8:19)
Additional eligibility for expenses for commissioned salespeople (6:04)
Example of a T2200 and T777 for a commissioned salesperson (7:28)
Expenses that you cannot deduct as an employee and other various items to be aware of (8:36)
Filing requirements for employment expenses - What you need to file with CRA (2:37)
CRA Guide T4044 For Employment Expenses (2:44)
Claiming the GST/HST rebate and review of the eligibility requirements to get his benefit (3:26)
Example of the process for claiming the GST/HST rebate on the tax return (7:48)
New for 2022 - Overview of the Labour Mobility Tax Deduction for 2022 (7:48)
COVID-19 UPDATE - Employment expense deductions for 2020 to 2022 tax returns due to pandemic (6:00)
COVID-19 UPDATE - Example of the simplified method and flat rate method (For 2020 to 2022 Returns) (3:58)

MODULE 4 - INVESTMENT INCOME & DEDUCTIONS

Introduction to investment income and expenses (3:59)
Interest income and interest producing investments (4:28)
Reporting interest income from T5 slips (3:28)
How to handle joint account and recording income properly (5:14)
Reporting joint account interest on the T1 return (3:06)
Best practice for allocating and reporting various percentage of income reported on T-slips (6:55)
Dividend income and the different types of dividends (6:43)
Reporting ineligible dividends income and tax credits (4:20)
Reporting eligible dividend income and tax credits (4:16)
Introduction to capital gains and losses (4:02)
Capital gain and loss tax rules (5:03)
Examples of capital gain and loss calculations (4:09)
Completing schedule 3 and reporting capital gains on the T1 (4:46)
Reporting capital losses on the Schedule 3 and carry-forward balances (5:35)
Calculating gains and losses on multiple purchases or lots (3:52)
Issues with gains and losses on mutual funds (3:54)
Example of capital gain on mutual funds (4:32)
Complicating factors with mutual funds and where to find help (6:04)
Capital loss carryback and carryforwards (4:00)
Capital loss carryback example & how to fill out the T1A form (7:13)
Introduction to the attribution rules (5:19)
Where the attribution rules will not apply (6:05)
Deducting carrying charges from your investment income (6:14)
Deducting interest expense if used to earn investment income (5:31)
Filling out Schedule 4 properly to deduct investment expenses (5:38)
Reporting on the sale of principal residences and claiming Principal Residence Exemption (5:23)
Example showing the disposition of the principal residence on the T1 (6:30)
The Principal Residence Exemption (PRE) formula and how it works (3:43)
Upcoming 2023 Item - The Property Flipping Rule for disposition of residences in 2023 and future years (3:52)
How to look up what the marginal tax rate is on investment income (4:23)
Foreign income reporting and verification - Introduction to the T1135 (5:48)
What is Specified Foreign Property and what needs to be reported (5:54)
What are the exemption to Specified Foreign Property that are not reported (5:38)
A review of the T1135 form and overview of the simplified and detailed methods (11:58)
Some common scenarios and how to report foreign income (10:14)
Checking verifying and reconciling the informaton on the T1 and the T1135 (6:50)
Some good news on detailed method reporting for many individuals (5:54)

MODULE 5 - RENTAL INCOME & DEDUCTIONS

Introduction to rental income and expenses (3:49)
The basics of rental income - What is captured in rental income? (3:51)
Rental income or business income? - There are significant differences (4:42)
The T776 Statement of Real Estate Rentals (6:16)
What if there is more than one rental property? Do I need forms for all of them? (4:27)
The accrual and cash methods of reporting income (6:48)
Rental expenses and what cannot be deducted (7:04)
Interest on mortgages, loans and lines of credit (5:04)
How to apply rental income losses on the tax return (4:24)
Common expenses for rental properties - Direct expenses (4:25)
Other deductible expenses that you may be eligible to deduct (7:31)
Capital expense vs. repairs & maintenance - what you can deduct vs what you capitalize (4:16)
CRA administrative guidelines on repairs and capital (4:42)
The rules for deducting motor vehicle expenses for rental income (8:12)
Renting out a portion of your home and the expenses that can be deducted (3:17)
Preparing the T776 for a property rented out and used for personal purposes (6:53)
Selling your home when you've been renting out a portion (4:34)
Renting out a vacation or other personal property (4:03)
Preparing the T776 when a vacation or cottage property is rented out (5:03)
Prefix to Capital Cost Allowance (New for 2022 & Forward) - Summary of recent changes to the rules (5:23)
Introduction to Capital Cost Allowance (CCA) (5:42)
New Accelerated Investment Incentive to consider and teaching approach (7:20)
The rules for calculating capital cost allowance (CCA) (4:03)
Filling out the CCA schedule on the T776 for the regular rules (3:13)
Applying the new AII rules on the CCA schedule on T776 - late 2018 & later years (5:02)
2022 Immediate Expensing Program - Rules and eligible assets (5:14)
2022 Immediate Expensing Program - Example of appliance purchase on T776 (4:11)
Combining the Immediate Expensing and AIIP Program Rules (4:55)
Additional CCA rules for rental properties (5:39)
Example of claiming CCA and the rules to stop losses (4:02)
Example of a capital gain on sale and disclosure on Schedule 3 (4:11)
Selling a property when CCA was claimed as an expense - Recapture rules (3:27)
Example of reporting recapture of CCA on the T776 and tax return (6:33)
Terminal loss rules for CCA and application to rental properties (2:00)
Example of a terminal loss and how to report on the T776 and T1 (3:19)
Factors to consider when deciding whether to claim CCA and caution when advising clients (4:41)
Capital cost allowance on appliance and furniture (3:45)
Rules for claiming capital cost allowance (CCA) on land (3:20)
Other advanced issues you should be aware of (6:12)
Certain properties may have GST/HST implications - breakdown of the rules (6:15)

MODULE 6 - TAX DEDUCTIONS

Introduction to other deductions (3:17)
The basics of Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSP) (4:37)
Where do I find my RRSP contribution limit? (5:27)
RRSP contribution, withdrawal rules and annual RRSP contribution limits (8:35)
Example of RRSP contributions and how to report on the T1 (7:39)
Undeducted RRSP contributions (4:47)
Example of undeducted RRSP contributions (4:30)
Where the CRA reports your unused or undeducted RRSP contributions (3:01)
Overcontributions to an RRSP and the adverse tax implications (3:17)
Example of overcontributions to an RRSP (4:40)
Where to find information on RRSP overcontributions (2:01)
Withdrawing money from the Home Buyers Plan (HBP) (4:45)
How to report HBP repayments on the T1 return and Schedule 7 (4:33)
How to deal with HBP non-payments - partial payments and additional payments (6:41)
The Lifelong Learning Plan (LLP) program under the RRSP (4:59)
The rules for making spousal RRSP contributions (6:52)
2023 New Program - Upcoming Tax Free Home Savings Account (FHSA) (5:39)
Reporting the Pension Adjustment (PA) on the T1 (5:45)
Deducting union and professional dues (4:24)
Child care expenses - rules and eligibility (5:51)
Filling out the form T778 for child care expenses (7:26)
Rules for spousal and child support payments (3:56)
An example of how to report child support income and expenses on the T1 (4:47)
Pension Income Splitting for Seniors - The 1032 Election to Split Income (6:23)
Example of pension income splitting for seniors and the T1032 (6:12)
Allowable Business Invest Loss (ABIL) rules (4:14)
Deducting ABILs on the T1 tax return (2:54)
Moving expenses - Rules and criteria (4:16)
Eligible moving expenses you are entitled to deduct on the T1 (4:42)
Ineligible moving expenses that you are unable to deduct (2:42)
Using the Simplified Method for travel and filling out the T1-M form (6:35)

MODULE 7 - TAX CREDITS

Introduction to tax credits (3:26)
General information on the application of tax credits (5:33)
Useful resource & the difference between the tax credit and the actual tax savings (5:23)
The basic amount and Canada employment amount (4:36)
The age amount credit (3:01)
The spouse or equivalent to spouse credit (3:15)
Amount for eligible dependant credit (5:16)
The Canada Caregiver Amount (9:29)
The Canada Caregiver Amount - Supplementary Amounts (2:28)
CPP and EI premium tax credits (5:12)
How to claim tax credits on software on credits we have examined thus far (5:37)
Adoption tax credit (4:36)
Pension income credit (5:06)
The disability tax credit and how to apply and claim the credit (4:37)
An example illustrating how to claim the disability tax credit (7:53)
Rules for transferring the disability tax credit to other individuals (3:49)
Example of transferring the DTC to an eligible person (4:34)
Interest tax credit on student loans (2:51)
Tuition tax credits and the recent changing landscape both Federally & Provincially (6:10)
Tuition, education and textbook credits and the T2202A (5:25)
Claiming tuition, education and textbook credits on Schedule 11 (5:56)
Tranferring tuition, education and textbook credits to parents or grandparents (4:01)
Example of how to transfer tuition to a parent or grandparent (5:26)
Transferring unused non-refundable tax credits to a spouse (4:08)
Rules for claiming the donation credit (5:54)
Claiming donations and filling out Schedule 9 (6:11)
Federal and provincial political donation tax credits (4:11)
Claiming medical expesenses, rules and eligibillity (4:23)
Medical expenses credit calculation on the schedule 1 (7:43)
Medical expenses for other dependants (2:21)
Example of claiming medical expenses for other dependants (4:45)
Eligible medical expenses, receipts and making sure proper records are kept (6:47)
The Home Buyers amount credit for first time home buyers (3:15)
Refundable vs non-refundable tax credits (4:31)
Calculating CPP and EI overpayments on the T2204 form (2:42)
Climate Action Incentive credit - Changes to 2021 and future years - No longer part of T1 (4:19)

MODULE 8 - BUSINESS INCOME - T2125

Introduction to business income and what we'll be covering (3:53)
Business income reporting issues - personal businesses vs incorporated businesses (4:48)
A review of the personal tax business form - The T2125 Statement of Business Activities (5:15)
The basics of business income and what you need to report it properly (5:58)
Be aware of the pitfalls and dangers of large or consistent losses and hobby businesses (5:50)
Are the expenses reasonable? Or will they trigger a review or audit with CRA (6:10)
The GST/HST account and rules that you need to know for businesses (5:27)
Business registration and other acounts you may need to open (6:46)
Beginning our look at expenses and my approach to teaching the content (2:26)
Advertising and promotion expenses (4:34)
Meals and entertainment expenses and what to be aware of (4:35)
Claiming a bad debt expense when customers do not pay (2:57)
Insurance expense deduction (3:28)
Interest expense deduction (3:37)
Office stationary & supplies expense and Office expense (3:24)
Rent expense for leased premises and other equipment (2:56)
Expenses for properties that are owned by the business - Utilities - Property Tax (3:42)
Salaries and wages expense (4:00)
Example of reporting salaries and wages expense on Line 9060 (2:44)
A brief review of other deductible expenses and areas to watch out for (5:27)
Other expenses that cannot be categorized but you want to disclose separately (1:39)
Rules for deducting vehicle expenses on business returns (2:56)
Example of vehicle expense calculation and using the Vehicle Expense Worksheet (5:48)
CRA prescribed limts for CCA and interest expense (5:02)
Maintaining a mileage log and its importance during a CRA review or audit (3:28)
The prescribed rate method and whether it can be used for proprietorships (3:46)
Some issues you may come across and how to deal with them (5:40)
An example illustrating the reporting of vehicle expenses for two vehicles (3:10)
Revisiting the Immediate expensing rules covered in rental income module (3:59)
Capital Cost Allowaance (CCA) rules for depreciation (5:13)
CCA classes and rates of write-off (5:34)
Example of new asset purchases and filling out the CCA schedule (5:12)
The pool system of additions and disposals of assets and calculating CCA (4:07)
Some examples of how pool system works with dispositions and additions (5:59)
Terminal loss rules and how to calculate and show on T2125 (4:17)
Recapture rules and how to calculate and show on T2125 (3:32)
Example of claiming CCA on vehicles - Class 10 and 10.1 and prorating for business vs personal use (5:32)
Example of immediate expensing on a number of assets purchased (6:48)
Home office expenses - who can claim and rules (4:05)
How to claim and report home office expenses on the T2125 and carry-forward reporting (5:51)
The cost of goods sold section and providing useful information (6:08)
Example of two T2125 statement with useful information vs. less useful (4:53)
The Canada Working Benefit refundable tax credit - formerly the WITB (5:39)
Example of Schedule 6 and filing for the Canada Workers Benefit (WCB) (5:58)
Canada Pension Plan (CPP) premium calculations on Schedule 8 the contributions for self-employed (8:42)
Employment Insurance (EI) benefits for the self employed (4:15)
Example of EI premium calculations and Schedule 13 for the self employed (4:42)

CONCLUSION & NEXT STEPS

Conclusion and Next Steps in Your Journey (5:27)

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