The Pickle
A blog about Canadian tax filing. And pickles.
What's with the pickles?
AllisonIn 2024 we celebrated our first successful tax season as Better Tax with picklebacks at Uncle Abe's in Vancouver and we've been making an annual pilgrimage since...
NETFILE opens today for 2025 returns
JonathanFrom the archives: Better Tax is officially certified for 2023, 2024, and 2025 Canadian tax returns. File yours today. As usual, though, you may want to wait for more slips (like those pesky T3s, that aren't even due to the CRA until the end of March)...Tax software for Christmas?
JonathanFrom the archives: Maybe not what you asked for. But we've made an early version of Better Tax 2025 available today, because some decisions are easier when you can see the numbers before the year ends...And in a twist we all saw coming...
AllisonFrom the archives: Remember the proposed capital gains inclusion rate increase from Budget 2024? First it was meant to start in June 2024. Then it was deferred to January 2026. Today the new federal government announced that it will cancel the proposal altogether...The Globe and Mail says to wait on capital gains returns. That's not true.
JonathanFrom the archives: There’s been a lot of confusion around filing returns with capital gains this year, compounded by a recent Globe and Mail article citing a CRA release about NETFILE not being ready until “late March”...Great news—we're certified for capital gains
AllisonFrom the archives: You can now NETFILE your 2024 return with Better Tax even with capital gains or losses. We're feeling pretty proud. Based on today's update to the CRA's certified software page, we're the first and only product yet certified for capital gains (though I'm sure this will change soon)...The capital gains inclusion rate change was deferred
AllisonFrom the archives: In April we explained the proposed changes to the capital gains inclusion rate and how that might (or might not) impact you. Well, after a bitter and public battle, the government has officially announced it is postponing these changes...Budget 2024 proposes an increase to the capital gains inclusion rate
AllisonFrom the archives: Generally, when you sell an investment more more than you paid for it, you have a capital gain. In Canada, not all of that capital gain is included in your taxable income...
What we're doing differently
AlexFrom the archives: It's Better Tax' first season and we're proud to share two of the things we're doing differently. First, why should everyone have to store their tax information the same way...