Free tax filling assistance offered at United Way Regina
Last year, during the months of March and April, the SaskTel Pioneers CVITP clinic completed 5,075 income tax and benefit returns. Continue reading
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Hamilton based CRA worker awarded $60K in sexual harassment case
The Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board says the CRA must pay for the pain and suffering an employee endured as a result of the harassment. Continue reading
Scammer impersonating Winnipeg police in latest phone scheme
A scammer is pretending to be both the Canada Revenue Agency and Winnipeg police in an attempt to separate Winnipeggers from their money. Continue reading
Toronto foundation stripped of charity status after audit finds alleged links to Kurdish guerrillas
The Anatolia Cultural Foundation, which funds medical and humanitarian aid for Syrian civilians, is the latest charity that CRA auditors have tied to overseas terrorist groups. Continue reading
N.B. veterans fight to receive disability tax credit
By Shelley Steeves Senior Correspondent
Last June, a Senate committee studying the disability tax credit said the program needed to be overhauled and that less than 40 per cent of people living with disabilities are approved. Continue reading
Kelowna woman thought it was a tax scam — it wasn’t
By Kelly Hayes Video Journalist
Convinced she was dealing with a scam, Stacey Hubbard filed a complaint with the Kelowna RCMP. Continue reading
Toronto charity disputes CRA accusation it was formed to spread ‘Iranian revolutionary ideology in Canada’
The Canada Revenue Agency has revoked the charity status of the Islamic Shia Assembly of Canada, alleging it is aligned with a Tehran-based group close to the Iranian regime and Hezbollah. The group has appealed to the court. Continue reading
Government drops appeal, clearing the way for charities to engage in political activity
The law continues to prohibit charities from promoting or opposing specific parties or politicians. Continue reading
Here’s how to tell between a genuine CRA phone call and a scammer
Scam calls are becoming so commonplace that legitimate CRA agents are finding it increasingly difficult to reach scam-wary Canadians who hang up on them and refuse to return their calls. Continue reading
Government revokes charity status of Canadian Jewish group that supported ‘foreign armed forces’
A Toronto-based Jewish organization had its charity status revoked after government auditors found it had provided support to the Israeli military Continue reading