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Portal Protocol

By Rhonda Winston | March 12, 2025

  • Accounting
  •     PORTAL PROTOCOL – Document Drop-Off We are very excited about the addition of the portal to Winston & Co.! This will be a learning experience for all of us, so we appreciate your patience. When dropping off information in the portal, please specify if it is your corporate year end(specify year)  OR personal income tax.    Send Rhonda…

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    Job Opportunity: Staff Accountant

    By Robert Winston | November 11, 2024

  • Accounting
  • Hiring
  • Small Business
  • Taxes
  • Job Opportunity: Experienced CPA Location: Edmonton, AB Company: Winston and Company – A Family-Run Accounting Practice Who We Are: At Winston and Company, we’re more than accountants—we’re trusted advisors helping Edmonton’s small and medium-sized businesses thrive. As a family-run firm, we foster close client relationships and a supportive, people-first environment for our team. We stay at the forefront of accounting…

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    CRA’s New Directive and Heightened Scrutiny of Tax Returns in 2024

    By Robert Winston | September 27, 2024

  • Accounting
  • Audit Shield
  • Canadian Revenue Agency
  • CRA
  • Small Business
  • T1 Processing Review
  • T2 Processing Review
  • Taxes
  • Blog Post: CRA's New Directive and Heightened Scrutiny of Tax Returns in 2024 The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has recently intensified its scrutiny of both personal and corporate tax returns, employing sophisticated algorithms to identify any abnormalities, year-over-year changes, or deviations from industry norms. This heightened activity aims to detect tax evasion, fraud, and avoidance, reflecting the government’s broader response…

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    New for 2022 Taxes

    By Rhonda Winston | March 22, 2023

  • Accounting
  • TAXES FOR 2022   New for 2022 - Underused Housing Tax (UHT) Affects all Corporations and Individuals owning residential properties. A form needs to be filed by April 30, 2023 that is based on the calendar year 2022. A separate form needs to be filed by each owner for each property. Minimum Penalties per form not filed = $5,000/individuals or…

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    Forms found attached to return requiring signatures

    By Robert Winston | March 24, 2021

  • Accounting
  • Forms found attached to return requiring signatures: Please send signed forms to rhwinston@winstonco.ca .  When the required documents are signed and received Winston & Company will be e-filed immediately. Engagement letter (attached separately) Found in T1 (tax return)  T183 Part G T1032 (pension split) T2091 (sale of principal residence) How to: Step 1: open PDF sent you by Winston &…

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