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Tax-Services.ca is an independent publisher of calculators and plain-language guides on Canadian taxes, written, checked and kept up to date by an editorial team. Articles carry no personal names, because every page goes through the same steps, whoever touched it. This page explains what we are and aren’t, how a page is made and checked, and how corrections work.
What are we, and what aren’t we?
We publish calculators and guides on Canadian taxes, pay, property and savings. We are not the Canada Revenue Agency, Revenu Québec or any provincial ministry, and we’re not a tax firm. We don’t prepare returns, and we can’t give advice about your own file.
The calculators give estimates from public rules, and the guides explain those rules in words. Plan with them, compare options, and walk into a talk with your accountant, lender or employer with better questions. Everything here is information only. We provide no services, and the official sources are the reference if a page and a source ever differ.
How does a page get made?
It starts with the official rule. Rates, thresholds and limits are collected from government pages, with the source link recorded next to each figure. The maths is then written as code, and automated tests compare the results with worked examples from the official sources.
The text comes last. We draft it in plain language: the answer first, then the steps, then the limits of the estimate. After that we check the text against the calculator, so a number in the words matches the number on the screen. The data side is covered in how we check rates, and where the facts come from is on the how we collect information page.
How do updates and corrections work?
Rates change in January and often again in July, so we go over every calculator on that schedule. Every page shows an “Updated” date: the day we last changed the text or checked the figures against the official source. If a government announces a change mid-year, we update the tools it affects and note the change on the page. The updates page lists the changes we have made.
Mistakes happen. If you spot one, tell us through the contact page and name the page and the figure. Your report gets checked against the official source. If you’re right, the page is fixed and the “Updated” date moves. A correction is never quietly erased, and the corrections policy explains how we handle them.
Does advertising change what we write?
The site earns money from advertising, but ads don’t change the result of a calculator or the wording of a guide. We don’t take payment to favour a product or a company inside our tools, and ads stay apart from the content.
When our text links to another site, it points to an official source or to something that helps you check a figure.
Who should you ask?
If a result puzzles you, start with the page itself: each calculator lists the rule it uses and the situations it leaves out. For a question about your own return, ask the CRA, Revenu Québec or a qualified professional. For anything about the site, use the contact page.
Frequently asked questions
Who writes and checks the content on Tax-Services.ca?
An editorial team writes, checks and updates the site. Articles carry no personal names, because every page goes through the same steps, whoever touched it. The pages describe how those steps work, from official rule to tested calculator.
Is Tax-Services.ca part of the CRA or a tax firm?
No. We are an independent publisher, not the Canada Revenue Agency, Revenu Québec, a provincial ministry or a tax firm. We don't prepare returns and can't give advice about your own file, so use the official sources for that.
How do I report a mistake on a page?
Use the contact page and name the page and the figure. We check your report against the official source. If you are right, the page is fixed and its Updated date moves, and the correction is never quietly erased.
Does advertising change the calculator results?
No. The site earns money from advertising, but ads don't change the result of a calculator or the wording of a guide. We don't take payment to favour a product or a company inside our tools.
How often are the calculators reviewed?
Rates change in January and often again in July, so every calculator is gone over on that schedule. If a government announces a change mid-year, we update the tools it affects and note the change on the page.