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#TMBTIP - WCB FILING EXTENSIONS Employers who report and pay on a quarterly basis If your business reports payroll and makes payments on a quarterly basis, you will not be charged a penalty if you do not pay your premium by your usual first quarter deadline of April 20. You can defer payment without penalty until June 30, 2020.... Personal Optional Protection (POP) coverage holders Personal Optional Protection (POP) coverage holders to defer payment of premiums that are due on April 20. This means you can defer payment until June 30, 2020, without risking cancellation of your coverage and without negatively impacting your clearance. https://www.worksafebc.com//covid-19-situation-your-report

#TMBTIP - CRA TAX DEADLINES EXTENDED For individuals (other than trusts), the return filing due date will be deferred until June 1, 2020. However, the Agency encourages individuals who expect to receive benefits under the GSTC or the Canada Child Benefit not to delay the filing of their return to ensure their entitlements for the 2020-21 benefit year are properly determined.... For trusts having a taxation year ending on December 31, 2019, the return filing due date will be deferred until May 1, 2020. The Canada Revenue Agency 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 and before September 2020. This relief would apply to tax balances due, as well as instalments, under Part I of the Income Tax Act. No interest or penalties will accumulate on these amounts during this period. The Canada Revenue Agency will allow all businesses to defer, until after August 31, 2020, the payment of any income tax amounts that become owing on or after today and before September 2020. This relief would apply to tax balances due, as well as instalments, under Part I of the Income Tax Act. No interest or penalties will accumulate on these amounts during this period. https://www.canada.ca//canadas-covid-19-economic-response-

#TMBTIP - Service Canada has changed procedures for EI Sickness benefits due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Employment Insurance (EI) sickness benefits provide up to 15 weeks of income replacement and is available to eligible claimants who are unable to work because of illness, injury or quarantine, to allow them time to restore their health and return to work. Canadians quarantined can apply for Employment Insurance (EI) sickness benefits. If you are eligible, visit the EI sickn...ess benefits page to apply. https://www.canada.ca//servic/benefits/ei/ei-sickness.html Service Canada is ready to support Canadians affected by COVID-19 and placed in quarantine, with the following support actions: The one-week waiting period for EI sickness benefits will be waived for new claimants who are quarantined so they can be paid for the first week of their claim Establishing a new dedicated toll-free phone number to support enquiries related to waiving the EI sickness benefits waiting period Priority EI application processing for EI sickness claims for clients under quarantine People claiming EI sickness benefits due to quarantine will not have to provide a medical certificate People who cannot complete their claim for EI sickness benefits due to quarantine may apply later and have their EI claim backdated to cover the period of delay Contact the new dedicated toll-free phone number if you are in quarantine and seeking to waive the one-week EI sickness benefits waiting period so you can be paid for the first week of your claim: Telephone: 1-833-381-2725 (toll-free) Teletypewriter (TTY): 1-800-529-3742 If you are experiencing symptoms such as cough, fever, difficulty breathing or you are in self-isolation or quarantine, do not visit or enter any Service Canada office. As an alternative, you may access our services online or by calling 1 800 O-Canada.

#TMBTIP Did you know that under Section 3.2, WorkSafeBC still requires workplaces under 20 employees to have a less formal OH&S program? Did you know that TMB Business Management prepares OH&S programs and safety manuals? ... Ask us how we can help you create a wallet friendly program so that when WorkSafeBC comes knocking you are prepared! We even cover Pandemics

#TMBTIP IT PAYS to check your my CRA account! One of the perks of being our client is we will be checking this for you. https://www.msn.com//canadians-finding-hundre/ar-BB10wTl7