Recently the Canadian federal government’s website and computers were hit by the Heartbleed bug. The computer virus took down Canada Revenue Agency’s online filing services and also prompted the government to shut down access to client information sites such as Represent a Client, Netfile, My Business Account and My Account. Canada Revenue Agency acknowledged that […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACTWarren DueckW.L. Dueck & Co LLPwdueck@wldtax.com604.242.1401 FATCA and Non-U.S. Filers, the odds of the IRS finding you are increasing March 27, 2014 (Vancouver and Calgary) Tax announcements don’t usually get the same attention as the Olympics, politics or other stories that commonly hit the front page of newspapers. But if you […]

Are you a U.S. person who has not filed a U.S. tax return? The recently signed Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) agreement between Canada and the U.S. will require Canadian financial institutions to report accounts held by U.S. persons to the US Internal Revenue Service. U.S. persons identified by the IRS who have not […]