What You Need to Know About Tax (for newcomers)

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New to Canada and want to understand the tax system? Then this session is for you! 

This session will share: 

  • why there are taxes
  • how the Canadian tax system works
  • how Canadians’ taxes are used
  • how to reduce taxes
  • how to gain benefits today and in the future
  • how to file a tax return and what happens once you’ve filed 

This event is presented by Neil Sharma, a representative from Chartered Professional Accountants Canada and is part of our Tax Education Series. For more information and events visit https://pickeringlibrary.ca/taxes/

About the Presenter: Neil Sharma has been a CPA CMA since 2002 and has experience working in global corporations in Canada.  He has also volunteered for many years at the CPA Tax Clinics in the Durham region.  He is currently the Controller at a manufacturing plant in Port Hope, Ontario.