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Re:
Letters & records
What arrives in the mail, what each slip and statement means, how long to keep it, and how to tell a real letter from a fake.
Enclosed in this folder
4 enclosedEncl. 1The Service Canada letters worth keeping in a folder
Approval letters, the T4A slips, the Statement of Contributions, the July GIS letter. What each one is, how long to keep it, and the line on each that deserves a second look.
Encl. 2How to read a T4A(P) slip without guessing
Box 20 is the number that goes on the return, but it is rarely twelve times your monthly payment. Why, and which other boxes are worth checking.
Encl. 3The scam letters and texts that imitate Service Canada
A suspended SIN, a refund waiting behind a link, a benefit that needs "confirming". The patterns repeat, and so do the ways to check them.
Encl. 4What changes for CPP and OAS when you move abroad
CPP follows you almost anywhere. OAS has a 20-year rule, GIS stops after six months, and the tax slip changes from a T4A to an NR4.