12-Month Lobbying Summary - Consultant

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H&R Block Canada Inc. / PHIL VON FINCKENSTEIN, Consultant

Registration Summary

Active - New Activity Effective: 2023-09-01

Who is lobbying?

H&R Block Canada Inc. (Address & client representative)

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Business Relationships

H&R Block Canada Inc. is a subsidiary of the following parent companies

H&R Block Inc (Address information)

H&R Block Canada Inc. is not a coalition.

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

H&R Block Canada Inc. has the following subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking

H&R Block Canada Financial Services Inc. (Address information)

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matters

Budget
Financial Institutions
Industry
Small Business
Taxation and Finance

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Automated tax filing - discussions with government officials on the proposal to implement automated tax filing in Canada.

Policies or Program

Community Volunteer Income Tax Program - Promote industry collaboration to increase tax filing by Canadians.
Data-sharing - Discussions with government officials to examine statistical data-sharing.
Electronic consent - Discussions with government officials to permit the use of electronic signature and forms for tax returns by the tax preparation industry.
File My Return - Promote industry collaboration in offering tele-filing services to low-income Canadians as identified by the CRA.
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada - Promote industry collaboration to increase financial literacy of Canadians.

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC)
House of Commons
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Senate of Canada

Communication techniques

Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:

Grass-roots communication
Oral communication
Written communication
Arrange one or more meetings

Who is the lobbyist?

PHIL VON FINCKENSTEIN, Consultant (Business address and contact information)

Public offices held

Consulting Firm

Maple Leaf Strategies (Address & contact information)

Registration number: 775654-375614
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Monthly Communication Reports

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?

No monthly communications reports have been submitted for the last 12 months.

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List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Senior Advisor Office of the Leader of the Opposition, House of Commons	February 1994 to January 2001	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2024-04-04

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Consultant

H&R Block Canada Inc. / PHIL VON FINCKENSTEIN, Consultant

Who is lobbying?

H&R Block Canada Inc. (Address & client representative)

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Business Relationships

H&R Block Canada Inc. is a subsidiary of the following parent companies

H&R Block Canada Inc. is not a coalition.

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

H&R Block Canada Inc. has the following subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Policies or Program

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Communication techniques

Who is the lobbyist?

PHIL VON FINCKENSTEIN, Consultant (Business address and contact information)

Consulting Firm

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?

12-Month Lobbying Summary - Consultant

H&R Block Canada Inc. / PHIL VON FINCKENSTEIN, Consultant

H&R Block Canada Inc. (Address & client representative)

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Business Relationships

H&R Block Canada Inc. is a subsidiary of the following parent companies

H&R Block Canada Inc. is not a coalition.

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

H&R Block Canada Inc. has the following subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Policies or Program

Government Institutions

Communication techniques

PHIL VON FINCKENSTEIN, Consultant (Business address and contact information)

Consulting Firm

H&R Block Canada Inc. - Address & Client Representative

Maple Leaf Strategies

H&R Block Canada Financial Services Inc.

H&R Block Inc