Timothée Bessette helped or advised individuals file income tax returns, or request a reassessment, using the distinction between a “natural” person and a “legal” person
Report recommends mandatory registration of tax products by tax advisors and 13 other measures
The agency has launched several ongoing audits and is pursuing criminal investigations in some cases stemming from revelations in the Panama Papers
Fraudsters are impersonating Canada Revenue Agency employees to dupe taxpayers
If clients mention they have been reassessed, consider sharing a recent Tax Court of Canada decision to ensure they don’t miss their deadline to object
The CRA has entered into more than a dozen contracts with whistleblowers under the Offshore Tax Informant Program in comparison with none at this point last year
Office of the Taxpayers’ Ombudsman calls for better communication with taxpayers
Toronto police warn of imposters posing as CRA agents
Tax accountants and lawyers could be the subject of heightened scrutiny from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), as the tax authority joins its global peers in attempting to clamp down on aggressive tax avoidance and offshore tax evasion. Language used in recent federal government statements regarding tax evasion and aggressive tax avoidance “may indicate a […]
The legislative proposals released on Friday would facilitate the automatic exchange of financial information between Canada and other countries