It is not unusual for many tax payers to be somewhat skeptic or defensive when dealing with the CRA. This is often a reaction to being a little nervous about dealing with such a body of Government that has a great deal of power over your finances when it comes to your tax obligations. It…
Most tax payers just accept the fact that the CRA is the government body that is responsible for the Canadian tax system and don’t give it any more thought than that. Newcomers to Canada, or those who were students and now have entered the working world begin their first experience with this governmental department. To…
The one mistake that you should never make is to avoid correcting a mistake that has been made regarding your taxes whether it is your error or theirs. The tax system is complicated even for a student, and this is one of the reasons it is advisable to use a quality account to try and…
A lot of people would prefer never to have to deal with the CRA outside of sending their tax returns in once a year. Unfortunately there are many circumstances that can arise where it is necessary for the tax payer to either contact the CRA or have some type of correspondence with them. You…
You may not realize it but the CRA makes your privacy a priority. It has very stringent rules as to who it will share information with concerning your tax matters. This is a good thing because nobody wants to have their financial information shared. Perhaps the exception to this rule is when there…
It is not uncommon for most people to just receive their notice of assessment after filing their taxes and just accepting them as being totally accurate. The figures may be different than what you submitted concerning the tax return, but you just assume that the tax people are right and you are wrong. …
Nobody likes to do taxes, but even more so nobody likes to be contacted by the CRA either. This type of contact can come either by telephone, or by mail. It doesn’t always mean that you are in tax trouble, so there is no need to panic. It also doesn’t work well to simply try…
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