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As a CRA account user, you can avoid missing important updates by switching your correspondence preference from paper to electronic mail.

Here’s how to make the switch in seven easy steps:

1️⃣ Sign in to your CRA account
2️⃣ Select your individual account to go to My Account
3️⃣ Select Profile, and go to Notification preferences
4️⃣ Select Edit, and then select Start
5️⃣ Select Electronic mail, then select Next
6️⃣ Tick the box to confirm you agree with the Terms of use
7️⃣ Select Submit

https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/update-information-cra/personal/change-mail-online.html

Still getting paper cheques? They’ll keep coming by mail unless you sign up for direct deposit.

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🪙 Le crédit d’impôt pour solidarité vise à venir en aide aux ménages à faible ou moyen revenu.

Nouveauté: 💻 Dans Mon dossier, vous pouvez désormais faire votre demande (si vous ne l’avez pas faite en produisant votre déclaration et en remplissant l’annexe D), la modifier ou la consulter.

➕ Pour en savoir plus sur ce crédit d’impôt remboursable: https://www.revenuquebec.ca/fr/citoyens/credits-dimpot/credit-dimpot-pour-solidarite/

Managing someone’s digital life after they pass can be overwhelming. 😟

From social media and email accounts to photos stored in the cloud, our online lives often stick around long after we’re gone. 📱

Taking the time to manage your digital footprint now can have a huge impact and save your loved ones unnecessary stress or pain later in life.

For more helpful info when preparing for end of life, visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/life-events/death/prepare.html

As a CRA account user, you can avoid missing important updates by switching your correspondence preference from paper to electronic mail.

Here’s how to make the switch in seven easy steps:

1️⃣ Sign in to your CRA account
2️⃣ Select your individual account to go to My Account
3️⃣ Select Profile, and go to Notification preferences
4️⃣ Select Edit, and then select Start
5️⃣ Select Electronic mail, then select Next
6️⃣ Tick the box to confirm you agree with the Terms of use
7️⃣ Select Submit

Still getting paper cheques? They’ll keep coming by mail unless you sign up for direct deposit.

https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/update-information-cra/personal/change-mail-online.html

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Our secure digital services can help you find answers to most questions in minutes! Register for a CRA account to get access to many self-serve options like:

✅confirming a payment or balance owing
✅updating your personal info like your name, address, phone number, email address, or marital status
✅calculating your tax-free savings account (TFSA) or a registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) contribution room
✅checking the status of your tax return or other processing times
✅checking your notice of assessment or changing your tax return
✅getting a proof of income statement
✅representing someone who has passed away

Register today to skip the phone lines and get faster help for these topics and more! https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/get-faster-help-cra.html?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social_media&utm_content=0028&utm_campaign=skip_the_line

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Bare Trusts, Joint Ownership, Estate Planning, Probate

T3 filing for bare trusts has again been deferred. Understand joint ownership and beneficial vs legal ownership, and how these can cause problems. Did you know you can have multiple wills in some provinces? Do you know which assets are excluded from probate? Probate fees have been updated, with Quebec being the only change for 2026.
Topics in this article:
- Assets Excluded From Probate
- Probate Fees
- Bare Trusts - T3 Filing Again Deferred
- Named Beneficiaries, Jointly Held Assets
- Multiple Wills / Secondary Wills
- Joint Ownership of Assets
- Beneficial Ownership vs Legal Ownership
- Things Can Go Wrong With Joint Tenancies

https://www.taxtips.ca/willsandestates/bare-trusts-minimize-probate-fees-multiple-wills-joint-ownership.htm

Quels sont les principaux changements concernant l’impôt pour 2025?🤔
Découvrez-les ici: https://www.revenuquebec.ca/fr/citoyens/declaration-de-revenus/produire-votre-declaration-de-revenus/comment-remplir-votre-declaration-de-revenus/principaux-changements-2025/

Need to pay off your tax debt of $1,000 or more?

You can easily find options with the new Manage balance service by logging in to your CRA account.

This enhancement is part of our ongoing efforts to expand digital self-service options, in line with our 100-Day Service Improvement Plan.

It’s safe, quick, and simple. 👉 https://ow.ly/Yufs50XWUbV

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