Comments on: W5 exposes how CRA has disdain for even their own rules. http://blog.danwhite.ca/2011/02/06/w5-exposes-how-cra-has-disdain-for-even-their-own-rules/ Dan White's Personal Web Site where he provides information on tax topics in Canada. Tue, 22 May 2012 02:19:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Sharon http://blog.danwhite.ca/2011/02/06/w5-exposes-how-cra-has-disdain-for-even-their-own-rules/#comment-38541 Sharon Sun, 10 Apr 2011 01:39:53 +0000 http://blog.danwhite.ca/2011/02/06/w5-exposes-how-cra-has-disdain-for-even-their-own-rules/#comment-38541 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. 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.

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