There are serious differences between audits and investigations. An audit is a civil procedure and an investigation is a criminal procedure. There are serious differences between audits and investigations. An audit is a civil procedure and an investigation is a criminal procedure. You have very little rights when it comes to being audited. However, when …
CRA has a Criminal Investigation Program (CIP) CRA has a Criminal Investigation Program (Referred to as “CIP”). Steven Harper began his get tough on crime program in 2006 by creating the Public Prosecution Service of Canada (“PPSC.”) Currently CRA is too focused on small cases of which 25% are rejected due to sloppy investigations by …
Taxpayers requesting help with serious Tax Problems The following emails sent to us are exactly what we received, minus any way to identify the actual taxpayer. As you read through here, you may just identify with the fact that CRA is not what they purport to be. The kind of anguish that CRA puts on …
Some Tax Horror Stories Lee in Toronto CRA attacks a legitimate charitable donation. A Service complaint against CRA is filed. Meeting with auditor supervisor is set for January 20th. We refused to allow Bob the overly aggressive CRA auditor to attend. Bob’s behaviour is contrary to taxpayers bill of rights. Susan, the team leader, and …
Judicial Reviews, Keeping CRA honest Canadian courts are keeping the CRA honest! As per Baker & McKenzie Jacques Bernier Canada October 31 2013 Baker & McKenzie logo A few months ago, an esteemed member of the Canadian Judiciary delivered a powerful address to a local group of Canadian tax practitioners. The message from Justice David …
Should you go it alone? Or should you hire a TaxRep? A TaxRep is a full time tax expert dealing on a daily basis with CRA. A TaxRep is a specialist. A TaxRep knows more about the CRA and taxes than the taxpayer So that they can do a better job of defending the taxpayer. …
Talking to CRA can get you into trouble CRA never calls to help you. They only call when they are interested in getting money. They are very skilled in gathering information to get money from you. They can and will use the information gleaned from a phone call against you. They don’t use information that …
Should you try to handle your tax problems on your own or get professional help? That is always the first thought that comes to mind when there is a serious tax problem to deal with. Of course the second thought is how much will this cost. Is the total cost greater or less if you …
The following is a series of DRAFT suggestions on how the SIMPIFIED income Tax Act (ITA) should read FLAT TAX: While a flat tax is a great idea and we already have the mechanism in place to deliver this across CANADA… by way of the HST…. it would be reasonably easy to implement this and …
This article addresses the insanity of our current tax system and those who would not bring about change. Written by Carol Goar, an award winning author, referring to Speaker Kevin Milligan, associate professor of economics at the University of British Columbia, who laid out his redesign “to start the conversation.” From my perspective, this conversation …