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If you're mailing your tax return, be sure to stop by the post office and ask for a manual postmark. The tax deadline to file your taxes or ask for an extension is April 15. Even if you ask for an ...

Tick, tick, tick. This year's tax deadline is coming quickly. Recent changes enacted by the federal government could help many Canadians pay less or receive a better refund from Ottawa. But the ...

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