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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
No, it isn't semantics - tax avoidance is a crime.
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What? No it's not. Literally every time you deduct anything from your income you're engaging in tax avoidance. An RRSP contribution is tax avoidance. Tax evasion is illegal, tax avoidance is perfectly legal and literally everyone does it because the system is designed for them to do so.
"Abusive tax avoidance" - the kind targeted by GAAR - is illegal, sort of, but it's not a crime. They can't even charge you penalties or interest for it if you're found to have committed it, much less try to prosecute you. You just have to pay the tax you avoided.