blog.TO20h ago
New laws and rules coming to Ontario next month
A few notable rules and deadlines in Ontario will be kicking in next month that will impact property owners, businesses, and everyday taxpayers.From important declaration deadlines to landmark rules about how businesses can operate on long weekends, there are some significant changes you need to be aware of.Here are the new laws and rules coming to Ontario in May 2026.Toronto...
https://www.blogto.com/city/2026/04/new-laws-rules-ontario-may-2026/
Show threadBohemian Peasant4d ago

Actually, ending Direct File cost US #taxpayers approximately $23 BILLION per year.

In the two years it was available, Direct File achieved a 98% satisfaction rating.

#taxes #irs #directfile

https://economicsecurityproject.org/news/trump-admin-kills-popular-tool-as-a-favor-to-tax-prep-industry/

New Treasury Report Shows Trump Administration Officially Kills Popular Direct File Tool as a Favor to Tax Prep Industry - Economic Security Project

Washington, D.C. – In a quietly posted Treasury Department report to Congress, and subsequent emails from IRS officials to state tax officials as reported by TaxNotes and NextGov, the Trump Administration confirms the suspension of the popular IRS Direct File program. The same report identifies ways to incentivize and enrich the already wealthy private tax…

Economic Security Project
CBC Top Stories5d ago
N.L. watchdog flagged 'potential billing fraud' for travel nurse EV rentals. We have the invoices
A critical report by Newfoundland and Labrador's auditor general highlighted electric vehicle rentals charged to taxpayers by a travel nursing agency. Now, a CBC Investigates analysis of billing records obtained through access to information also raises some quest...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-canadian-health-labs-travel-nurse-electric-vehicle-rentals-9.7155183?cmp=rss
CBC Newfoundland & Labrador5d ago
N.L. watchdog flagged ‘potential billing fraud’ for travel nurse EV rentals. We have the invoices
A critical report by Newfoundland and Labrador's auditor general highlighted electric vehicle rentals charged to taxpayers by a travel nursing agency. Now, a CBC Investigates analysis of billing records obtained through access to information also raises some quest...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-canadian-health-labs-travel-nurse-electric-vehicle-rentals-9.7155183?cmp=rss
Show thread❄️SnowyIn🇨🇦❄️Apr 12

@nickofnz

Atlas Network:
This might interest you- Three articles about the Atlas Network

Atlas Network, Taxpayers Federation, and Canadian politics-it's Canadian Partners:

"U.S.-based Atlas Network, which has ‘reshaped political power in country after country,’ a ‘partner’ of Canadian Taxpayers Federation"

https://albertapolitics.ca/2018/06/u-s-based-atlas-network-which-has-reshaped-political-power-in-country-after-country-a-funder-of-canadian-taxpayers-federation/

A general "guide" of Atlas Network including links to further information:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_Network

Taxpayers Federation , Atlas Network and the media

"What Does the Canadian Taxpayers Federation Get From Its Right-Wing US Partner?"

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2018/07/05/Canadian-Taxpayers-Federation-Get/

#AtlasNetwork #Politics #Taxpayers
#Media #USA
#Cdnpoli

U.S.-based Atlas Network, which has ‘reshaped political power in country after country,’ a ‘partner’ of Canadian Taxpayers Federation - Alberta Politics

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation, a self-described non-partisan tax watchdog and taxpayer advocacy group once headed by Alberta Opposition Leader Jason Kenney, has always been tight-lipped about the sources of its own funding and support. This may be mildly ironic, given its vocal demands for transparency in government policy, but as a private organization that aggressively fund-raises […]

Alberta Politics
Global NewsApr 8
B.C. government’s U.S. coffee truck promotion cost taxpayers $165 a cup
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation submitted a Freedom of Information request to find out how much the two-day initiative in June 2025 in Seattle cost B.C. taxpayers.
#Economy #Politics #BCgovernment #BCGovernmentSpending
https://globalnews.ca/news/11768488/bc-us-coffee-truck-promotion-cost-taxpayers/
Global News BCApr 8
B.C. government’s U.S. coffee truck promotion cost taxpayers $165 a cup
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation submitted a Freedom of Information request to find out how much the two-day initiative in June 2025 in Seattle cost B.C. taxpayers.
#Economy #Politics #BCgovernment #BCGovernmentSpending
https://globalnews.ca/news/11768488/bc-us-coffee-truck-promotion-cost-taxpayers/
Global News OkanaganApr 8
B.C. government’s U.S. coffee truck promotion cost taxpayers $165 a cup
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation submitted a Freedom of Information request to find out how much the two-day initiative in June 2025 in Seattle cost B.C. taxpayers.
#Economy #Politics #BCgovernment #BCGovernmentSpending
https://globalnews.ca/news/11768488/bc-us-coffee-truck-promotion-cost-taxpayers/
CBC British ColumbiaApr 7
Why Montreal isn't hosting the World Cup — and FIFA's rigid rules for Toronto, Vancouver
Thousands of documents obtained by Radio-Canada's investigative program Enquête shed light on why Montreal isn't among the host cities, how much the event will cost Canadian taxpayers — about $1 billion for 13 games — and the strict conditions the cities of Toronto and Vancouver have to respect.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/fifa-world-cup-montreal-billions-9.7148106?cmp=rss
CBC Top StoriesApr 7
Why Montreal isn't hosting the World Cup — and FIFA's rigid rules for Toronto, Vancouver
Thousands of documents obtained by Radio-Canada's investigative program Enquête shed light on why Montreal isn't among the host cities, how much the event will cost Canadian taxpayers — about $1 billion for 13 games — and the strict conditions the cities of Toronto and Vancouver have to respect.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/fifa-world-cup-montreal-billions-9.7148106?cmp=rss