Practitioner Liability Exposure in PHSP Advice and Documentation
Advisors must verify PHSP qualification to avoid professional negligence claims.
Renata Chow-Villanueva
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6 stories in Audit Risk.
Advisors must verify PHSP qualification to avoid professional negligence claims.
Weak documentation and flawed plan structure are CRA's primary audit triggers.
Keep plan documents and claim records for six years to prove your PHSP qualifies.
Proper documentation of employment status determines whether PHSP contributions are deductible.
Written documentation must precede any claim to keep employee health benefits tax-free.
Receipts must show five key fields or CRA denies the deduction.