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Old 11-20-2018, 03:50 PM   #131
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So, which comes as a surprise to nobody...

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OTTAWA – The Canada Revenue Agency is not treating all taxpayers equally when it comes to auditing or reviewing tax files, a new probe by the federal auditor general has found.

In order to make sure that all Canadians file their taxes properly, the CRA is responsible for auditing or reviewing submissions to ensure compliance with the Income Tax Act.

According to a new audit done by Auditor General Michael Ferguson's office, how your case is handled could depend on who you are, the CRA staff person conducting the review, or where you’re from.

"We found that the Canada Revenue Agency did not consistently apply tax rules when it audited or reviewed taxpayers' files, even though the Taxpayer Bill of Rights includes the right to have the law applied consistently," the audit states.

According to the Taxpayer Bill of Rights, all taxpayers in Canada are entitled to have the law applied consistently, have to only pay what's required, and must receive what they're entitled to.

In the 2016 and 2017 budgets the CRA received almost $1 billion to help crack down on tax evasion and enforce compliance.

NDP MP David Christopherson expressed deep frustration with the auditor general's findings. Citing an audit released in November, 2017 that found that Canada's tax collectors often aren’t picking up the phone, and when they do, Canadians are being given incorrect information, he took issue with this latest revelation of unfair practices, specifically that "big corporations and wealthy people" could be getting special treatment.

"The CRA needs to shift its Sheriff of Nottingham approach to tax-collection and have the rich pay their fair share rather than concentrate audits on hardworking Canadians because it’s easier to have them pay,"
https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/cra-...inds-1.4184565
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