As part of its efforts to put people at the centre of everything it does, the CRA released its Serving Canadians Better consultation report. While the CRA regularly engages in consultations, most recently with small and medium businesses, the Serving Canadians Better consultations were the CRA’s first of its kind, allowing people from across the country … Read more
National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier (Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que.) announced the complete formation of the Advisory Committee on the Charitable Sector, composed of 17 members. The Government of Canada will now benefit from the expertise of members with experience grounded in the issues facing the charitable sector, as well as two representatives from the government. Call 613-995-2960.
On August 1, 2019, the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada for the Audit, Financial and Scientific Group announced that a majority of the members voted in favour of the tentative agreement reached between the Canada Revenue Agency and the PIPSC-AFS Group on May 25, 2019. The PIPSC-AFS Group represents approximately 12,000 employees … Read more
In its effort to serve Canadians better, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) held public consultations that gave people across the country the opportunity to talk about their experience when interacting with the CRA. The CRA thanks all those who took the time to participate in these consultations and offered their ideas on how the Agency … Read more
National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier (Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que.) announced the release of a fifth report on the tax gap in Canada. This fifth report focuses on the corporate income tax gap, estimated to be between $9.4 and $11.4 billion for tax year 2014 before accounting for audit results. However, the Canada Revenue Agency’s efforts to address corporate non-compliance … Read more
National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier (Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que.) issued the following statement: “I thank the Offshore Compliance Advisory Committee (OCAC) members for their work and invaluable input in advising me and the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) on the important topic of offshore tax compliance. Over 1,100 taxpayer audits with offshore links are underway, while approximately 300 … Read more
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has published its final report from its Serving You Better consultations that began in fall of 2018. The report outlines an action plan on how the CRA can improve its services and programs for small to medium-sized businesses. These imporovements include efficient document uploads, email confirmations and a dedicated phone … Read more
Leaders from five international tax organizations met in Washington, DC, this week to mark the one-year anniversary of the formation of the Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement (J5) and to announce the results from its first year. The meeting coincided with a global cyber training event hosted by the United States at the World Bank. … Read more
To mark the end of another successful tax-filing season, National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier (Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que.) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue Deb Schulte (King-Vaughan, Ont.) visited one of the CRA’s call centres in Hamilton, Ontario, where they met with the public servants who help Canadians with the tax filing process. The CRA’s call centres were significantly … Read more
National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier (Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que.) announced the updated results for the CRA’s audits in the real estate sector. Since 2015, CRA audits have identified over $1 billion in additional gross taxes related to the real estate sector. During this same period, CRA auditors reviewed over 41,700 files in Ontario and British Columbia, resulting in … Read more
