Mark Feldstein & Associates Professional Corporation Chartered Accountants

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1 Mark Feldstein & Associates Professional Corporation Chartered Accountants 20 Crown Steel Drive, Unit # 12, Markham, Ontario L3R 9X9 Tel: Fax: February 12, 2013 Dear Client: Enclosed please find your annual Personal Income Tax Return Information envelope and attachments for the 2012 taxation year. It is important that you review this entire package and either mail or drop off your documentation to our offices. PERSONAL INFORMATION /TERMS OF ENGAGEMENT AND T183 (pages 1-3) Please review, complete and sign the Terms of Engagement. Complete and sign a T183 for each taxpayer. DOCUMENT CHECKLIST (page 4) Complete the checklist. CANADA REVENUE AGENCY CONSENT FORM - T1013 (pages 5-6) Canada Revenue Agency will not discuss your tax information with us unless they have a signed consent form, Authorizing or Cancelling a Representative. I am enclosing two copies of the form. Both you and your spouse must each file a consent form. Please complete Section 1, sign and date the bottom of the form. FOREIGN REPORTING (pages 7-8) These reporting requirements are in respect of foreign assets owned after 1995 and the reporting deadlines vary. If you have any foreign assets such as shares of US companies, real estate, bank accounts etc., please read the attached foreign reporting schedule. Please contact me if you believe you or your business may have a filing concern. Please have each family member complete and sign the attached Foreign Reporting Declaration. If we do not receive a completed Foreign Reporting Declaration, we will prepare your return assuming that you have no reportable specified foreign property. Additional copies of this letter and forms can be printed from our website at Should you have any questions regarding any of the above items, please do not hesitate to call me. Yours very truly, Mark I. Feldstein, CA

2 PERSONAL INFORMATION & TERMS OF ENGAGEMENT 1. Name: Address: City/Prov: Postal Code: Date of Birth: Social Insurance Number: - - Home: ( ) Cellular: ( ) Work: ( ) Spouse: Children: Name Date of Birth Social Insurance Number Other: This is to confirm our mutual understanding of the engagement of Mark Feldstein & Associates to prepare your personal income tax return(s) from the information that you provide. You are responsible for the data that you submit to us; we will not perform an audit or any other verification thereon. We may, however, ask for clarification regarding your information. T183 form (see next page) Mark Feldstein & Associates can file your income tax return(s) electronically. For each electronic return complete Part A and sign Parts F of the T183. For additional forms call x32 or visit ELECTIONS CANADA Unless otherwise notified, we will mark YES on your tax return giving Canada Revenue Agency permission to release your name, address and date of birth to Elections Canada to update the National Register of Electors ASSESSMENTS In order to properly calculate your RRSP deduction for 2012, it is necessary for us to have a copy of the Notice of Assessment from your 2011 personal tax return. Fees for our services will be at our standard hourly rates. We will bill you, after we complete the return(s), for time spent, plus out-of-pocket expenses. Invoices are due and payable upon receipt. Interest will be charged at the rate of 1.25% per month (15% per annum) on all accounts past due. Returns are subject to review by Canada Revenue Agency. In the event of any tax audit or request for additional information, Mark Feldstein & Associates will, upon request, represent you. Billing for such additional services is at our standard rates for the nature of the services performed. If the above sets forth your understanding of our engagement, please sign and date below. Return this signed Agreement, the signed electronic filing form T183, and the signed consent form T1013 in the envelope provided along with the documentation necessary to complete your personal tax returns. I acknowledge that I have read and understand this engagement letter and its enclosures. Name: Date:

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5 Taxpayer s Name: DOCUMENT CHECKLIST 4. Information Slips (circle those enclosed): T3 T4A (OAS) T4(RSP) T5 T600 T2114 T-BD(2) T4 T4A(P) T4(RIF) T5-13 T600C T2202 T4DPSP T4A T4PS T4U TRF TFA1 T3013 NR4-NR4A Universal Child Care Benefit Paid (RC62) Slips for Foreign Income Received (W2, etc. or schedule for foreign income if no slips available) Receipts and supporting documentation: Notice of Assessment or Reassessment for 2011 RRSP, Income Averaging Annuity contract RRSP - 60J Transfer slip Union, Professional and other dues Tuition Medical Expenses Moving Expenses Charitable Donations Political Contributions Tax Instalments Paid (Receipt from Canada Revenue Agency) Property Taxes Paid (Residential) Car Expenses and Salesman Expenses Certificate (T2200) and schedule of expenses Form T3012(A) for RRSP withdrawal of excess contributions Interest and Brokerage Charges Paid Safety deposit box fees Other receipts and or certificates Child Care Expenses for children up to age 16 (i.e. summer camp receipts, Housekeeper name and SIN, for boarding school/sleep away camp indicate # weeks) Disability Tax Credit Certificate T2201 (if new) Statements of Business and Professional Operations (including Partnership statements) List of stock and other Capital Transactions including: Brokers monthly statements and copies of pertinent documents for other capital transactions, year end summary Information on Tax Shelter purchases current and past including: Agreement, year end income tax statement, and bank financing costs Rental income and applicable expenses Details of interest expense on loans for business and investments Amount of rental payment, for the year including landlords name and address Alimony and/or support payments made or received: Name, address and Social Insurance Number Tuition and Education Credit Certificate Interest earned if T5 not available Canada Revenue Agency Correspondence for RRSP homebuyers plan # of items enclosed

6 CONSENT FORM (T1013) 5.

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10 FOREIGN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS STIFF PENALTIES 7. The following material is very technical. I have tried to simplify the tax rules for you. contact me for advice if you have any concerns about your reporting obligation. I recommend that you If you have a reporting obligation, failure to file may result in stiff penalties even if no income tax is payable. The penalties for failure to file may be $500 per month for the first 24 months ($12,000) or 5% of the total cost of the foreign property if more than 24 months. The penalties are more severe for gross negligence. Canadian residents must report their worldwide income on their income tax returns. Information returns regarding the ownership of foreign property must be filed annually, by the taxpayer s usual income tax filing due date. Specified Foreign Property The information return that will affect most taxpayers is the reporting requirement for Canadian tax residents who own, at any time in the tax year, specified foreign property with an aggregate cost in excess of $100,000. Please note that the lists below are not all inclusive, as they have been simplified. Specified foreign property of a taxpayer includes: - funds or intangible property held outside of Canada (ie: any money located outside of Canada) - tangible property situated outside of Canada - a share of the capital stock of a non-resident corporation (including shares of foreign public companies) - an interest in a non-resident trust - an interest in a partnership that owns or holds specified foreign property - an interest in, or right with respect to, an entity that is non- resident - a debt (eg. notes, bonds, debentures) owed to you by a non-resident - any property that is convertible into a specified foreign property. Specified foreign property of a taxpayer does not include: - personal-use property (e.g. a Florida condominium-only if it is used more than 50% for personal use, otherwise it would be considered as a specified foreign property) - RRSP's (Registered Retirement Savings Plans), RRIF's (Registered Retirement Income Funds), and RPP's (Registered Pension Plans) that contain foreign property - property that is used or held exclusively in the course of carrying on your active business - an interest in mutual funds registered in Canada (even if the fund holds foreign property). Signing the attached Terms of Engagement (pg. 1) signifies that you have disclosed all of your foreign properties or you are exempt from any foreign reporting requirements ( pg. 10) with Canada Revenue Agency. Other Foreign Reporting Requirements Special disclosure returns, with similar penalties, are required to be filed in the following circumstances: - A Canadian resident transfers or loans property to a non-resident trust or to a corporation that is a controlled foreign affiliate 1 of a trust. - A Canadian resident owns an interest in a foreign affiliate 2. - A Canadian resident receives a distribution of property from or becomes indebted to a non-resident inter-vivos trust. 1 A controlled foreign affiliate is a foreign affiliate that is controlled by the taxpayer, residents related to the taxpayer, or not more than four persons resident in Canada (who may not be related to the taxpayer). 2 A foreign affiliate of a taxpayer, is generally a non-resident corporation in which the taxpayer's equity is at least 1%, and the total equity percentages of the taxpayer and other related residents is at least 10%.

11 FOREIGN REPORTING DECLARATION 8. TAXPAYER #1 NAME: I have reviewed the section regarding Foreign Reporting Requirements and confirm: A) I have NO reportable specified foreign properties. Name Signature Date B) I have reportable specified foreign properties as follows: Type of property (see above) Original cost Location of property Name Signature Date