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W5 exposes how CRA has disdain for even their own rules.
W5 has again brought more CRA abuse to light.
I don’t know what it is going to take to turn this around, but sooner or later, change will come. Our great hope is that by way of the internet, tweets and all… as in Tunisia, Jordon, Egypt, etc., and in Canada over the Canadian Radio and Television Commission ( CRTC ) backing off from limiting the amount of data we can download to what we can afford to pay.
Change will come… however in the mean time, we help Canadians, one at a time to fight the CRA injustice. We had another court win this past Friday. Our client’s case background was just as outrageous. My next blog will be on this.
To win against CRA is now small task… for the average Canadian to do this on their own, it is nothing short of a nightmare, just to get simple justice.
In the following two videos, you can see what every day Canadians are dealing with. This type of thing is pretty normal for them to do. We see it all the time, but so far the light in Canada has not gone off.
W5 The Audit.
Part one.
Tax season can be a frustrating time for most Canadians, but what happens if the taxman decides to conduct an audit? For Eli Humby, his audit turned into a long fight with the Canada Revenue Agency that compromised his business and personal life. W5’s Paula Todd reports.
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/WFive/20110204/w5-taxman-horrror-stories110205/
W5 Part Two.
Retired Master Cpl. Chuck Martinello went to war with the CRA for more than two years on behalf of his wife, who was audited in 2008 for repairs to a rental property damaged by Hurricane Igor in 2004.
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/WFive/20110204/w5-taxman-horror-stories110205/
Change to CRA will come but it is going to take an awakening of Canadians to realize that just because this has not happened to them, it does not mean that it won’t.
To learn more about batteling CRA go to our web site www.taxauditsolutions.ca or click here……………..
Dan White
April 9, 2011 at 9:39 pm
After hearing the horror stories on W5 CTV news about the CRA and how they treated Eli Humby and destroyed his life and the life of his employees with no substantial evidence. I was comforted that I’m not alone and got the courage to write my story. No one knows how costly an audit is until you go through one. The lists of justifications go on and on 30 pages of fine print asking for ludicrous obvious responses.
Taxpayers need to know how Revenue Canada pays big fat salaries to incompetent auditors asking small companies to justify 15 cents receipt from Tim Horton. Obviously nothing costs 15 cents now days, it’s a cashier error. Another example of incompetency the auditor is requesting to justify Costco receipt that indicates items such as coffee and milk. I believe it is self explanatory what further justification he requires? We are a small company, one person is dedicated to make coffee and buy milk and sugar from Costco. Is this tax crime? Where does the abuse stop?
If the CRA thinks with such important amounts they can crack down on corruption in the government they need to think again. They simply are putting employers out of businesses and more employees are getting unemployed while big companies enjoy the shield of politicians and opt for outsourcing. The victims are who stay behind and employ Canadian workers.
Can a company requests a change of an auditor verses more informed one or at least more experienced one?
We had many auditors in the pas t but never with this extent of ruthlessness and incriminating attitude. To all readers or viewers we are not asking for tax shelter but for a lens of common sense.
The auditor has been digging his claws in our books for weeks and asking lame justifications such as above mentioned examples and the list goes on with idiotic questions.
This abuse of power by the CRA has dire consequences on all employees. My colleagues and I are concerned of losing our jobs and our employer gets burnt by the time we get to court, if need be. We don’t know what to do, how we could save our jobs. Our employer was very good to us during all these years we must help him but how?
I’m thinking people in the Middle East are revolting against state of emergency laws and abuse of power. We Canadians have one right in our backyard who is abusing us. Why can’t we revolt?
Let’s organize a protest against the CRA? Politicians want our vote so they must do something about this extreme abuse.
P.s.: I’m glad I found your blog.