CRA

• Canada Revenue Agency says it plans to cut 280 permanent roles

  The Canada Revenue Agency says it plans to cut 280 permanent jobs and cites 'fiscal constraints', and this follows the cutting of more than 3000 jobs since last year.

  Canada

  May 23
  
• Why filing your taxes last minute in Canada could be risky this year

  The deadline to file your taxes and pay money owed to the CRA is just days away, and waiting until the last minute comes with heightened risk.

  Money

  Apr 25
  
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• Filing your taxes? You might run into this CRA website ‘issue’

  An ongoing technical issue with the CRA's website is leaving many Canadians frustrated, not being able to confirm if their information was received properly by the agency.

  Canada

  Apr 10
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• Bare trust tax filing rules are getting another exemption, CRA says

  The Canada Revenue Agency said this week that it is extending an exemption to the reporting requirements for bare trusts for the 2024 tax year.

  Money

  Oct 30, 2024
• Canada’s privacy commissioner to probe CRA data breaches

  The CRA reported the breaches to the privacy commissioner's office in May 2024 and it has been engaging with the tax agency to find out more information about the situation. 

  Canada

  Oct 29, 2024
• CRA says 330 employees fired for inappropriately claiming CERB

  The CRA said last year they were launching an internal review to determine if employees had received CERB, with approximately 600 people identified for further investigation.

  Canada

  Oct 16, 2024
• Is the CRA doing a good enough job? The agency wants to hear from you

  The Canada Revenue Agency wants to hear from taxpayers on how it can improve its services. Canadians have until Dec. 2 to fill out an online questionnaire.

  Canada

  Sep 27, 2024
• CRA expands service hours after callers unable to reach agents

  The Canada Revenue Agency has extended its contact centre's service hours for tax enquiries after the taxpayer's ombusperson flagged an issue blocking callers.

  Canada

  Aug 23, 2024
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• ‘Welcome news’: CRA handling of bare trust filing to be probed

  According to the Canada Revenue Agency, a total of 51,578 bare trust forms for the 2023 tax year had been received as of June 14, amid confusion over the filing requirement.

  Canada

  Jul 11, 2024
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• Tenants don’t have to foot unpaid tax bills for foreign landlords: minister

  The minister responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency is weighing in as debate swirls online about whether a tenant can be held liable for their foreign landlord's unpaid taxes.

  Money

  May 17, 2024