QTAX Quality Tax Services
358 Vaughan Street V2J 2T2 Quesnel, BC, Canada

BC Emergency Workers Benefit Application.... https://www.etax.gov.bc.ca/BTP/EBW/_/

Starting today, May 1st, you can apply for the BC Emergency Benefit for Workers. You are eligible if you have lost your working income due to COVID-19 and have been deemed eligible for the CERB. https://www2.gov.bc.ca//covid-1/emergency-benefit-workers

The CEWS is available now...how does this affect you if you are collecting the CERB??? https://globalnews.ca//6876/canada-coronavirus-cews-cerb/

Funding for post-secondary students announced this morning https://www.ctvnews.ca//pm-trudeau-announces-9b-in-new-cov

For small businesses who want more information on the Canada Emergency Business Account.... https://www.canada.ca//business-credit-availability-progra

Are you eligible for the CERB? Find out here and how to apply.... https://www.canada.ca//benefi/apply-for-cerb-with-cra.html

Please see the attached site for information regarding the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) Applications for the CERB will begin the week of Monday, April 6, 2020. There are two ways to apply: - Online with CRA My Account... - Over the phone with an automated phone service https://www.canada.ca///benefits/ei/cerb-application.html

Some measures taken by the federal government to help Canadians at this time... Canada Emergency Response Benefit To support workers and help businesses keep their employees, the government has proposed legislation to establish the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB). This benefit would provide $2,000 a month for up to four months for workers who lose their income as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The CERB would be a simpler and more accessible combination of the pre...Continue reading

As of today QTAX will be email or drop-off only and our tax preparers will not be sitting with clients in their offices. The door is open and Audrey is at the front accepting your tax information. Our staff will gladly prepare your return for you! A phone call can be set up to go over any questions or issues you want to discuss regarding your tax return. We apologize for this inconvenience, but we need to take these extras measures to help keep our staff and clients safe due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Many thanks to our wonderful clients for your patience and understanding.

CRA has extended the filing deadline due to the COVID-19 outbreak. **Please note that QTAX is still open and filing tax returns. We are encouraging our clients to email or drop off their tax slips with us and not delay in getting your return filed.** CRA Notice.... "For individuals, the 2019 return filing due date will be deferred until June 1, 2020. However, the CRA encourages individuals who expect to receive benefits under the GSTC or the CCB not to delay the filing of ...their return to ensure their entitlements for the 2020-2021 benefit year are properly determined." "The CRA will allow all taxpayers to defer, until after August 31, 2020, the payment of any income tax amounts that become owing on or after today (March 18, 2020) and before Sept 2020. This relief would apply to tax balances due, as well as instalments, under Part 1 of the Income Tax Act. No interest or penalties will accumulate on these amounts during this period." https://www.ctvnews.ca//the-tax-deadline-has-been-extended

QTAX wants to make it easy for you to get your taxes done! We also understand the concern with COVID-19 and about being around other people in public. Please note that our office is open as usual to see a tax preparer. If you don't want to stay, drop off your tax information and pick it up when completed. If you can't make it into our office at all, please email your tax information and your tax return will be prepared without any need to leave the comfort of home! When you come into the office please be considerate of our staff and other clients and don't come in when you are sick. Thank you so much for supporting our small, local business! We value our clients and appreciate you coming back to us year after year :) [email protected]

We will be closed on Monday, February 17th for Family Day! Hope you have a wonderful long weekend :) https://www2.gov.bc.ca//celebrating-british-/bc-family-day

Some information on re-applying for the Disability Tax Credit https://trib.al/4WAqnLu

The scammers have upped their game....now they are following up the initial scam call with one that seems to come from your local police department. Do NOT give any personal information or money to these people! CRA will never have the police phone and threaten you! https://www.cbc.ca//fraud-spoofing-canada-government-1.534

Senior qualifying for the Guaranteed Income Supplement The new supplement amount for July is based on the income you filed on your 2018 Income tax return. If your spouse died and you were paid CPP Death Benefits you may have included that on your 2018 tax return. It should have no effect on your GIS butCanada Revenue Agency and Service Canada still have not been able to communicate showing where the addition income came from. ... All it takes is a phone call to Service Canada at 1 800 277 9914 and request they adjust your income to delete the amount of the CPP Death benefits.

We had a fun time at the Billy Barker Days Sponsor Appreciation Night last night! Thank you Billy Barker Days Society for providing our community with this wonderful, exciting, FREE 4 day event year after year It is run by VOLUNTEERS!!! You all are amazing Thank you Eiffel Flowers for this beautiful arrangement that we won too #billybarkerdayssociety #eiffelflowers

"I wish you a hopeful Christmas I wish you a brave New Year All anguish pain and sadness Leave your heart and let your road be clear" - I Believe in Father Christmas, Greg Lake 1975... Thank you to all our wonderful clients for your continued support, it is much appreciated! QTAX wishes you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!! We will be seeing you soon https://youtu.be/uMtteocAA80

QTAX Staff support Humboldt <3 #jerseysforhumboldt #humboldtstrong

Thank you so very much to our wonderful clients for this yummy treat....much appreciated!!!

https://www.theglobeandmail.com//cra-crac/article38025478/

B.C. Education Coaching Income Tax Credit The B.C. education coaching tax credit is a non-refundable tax credit for teachers and teaching assistants who carry out at least 10 unpaid hours of extracurricular coaching activity in the tax year. The credit amount is $500, providing a tax benefit of up to $25.30. You’re eligible to claim the tax credit if you:... - are a resident of B.C. on December 31 of the tax year, - are a paid teacher or teaching assistant (including principal or vice principal) working in a qualifying school, and carry out at least 10 hours of unpaid work in a year to coach or supervise students of a qualifying school engaged in extracurricular activities. The extracurricular activities must be performed after school hours or on a weekend, and can include sports, arts and many other activities, as long as the coaching or supervising is unpaid. Qualifying Schools A qualifying school must offer educational programs for students in Kindergarten through Grade 12, and includes: public schools francophone schools independent schools First Nations schools Preschools do not qualify.