fellowtraveller Posted July 9, 2011 Report Posted July 9, 2011 My experience has been that most folks are afraid, if not terrified, of CRA. They fear getting something wrong will trigger a CRA audit. The very first thing CRA does in most cases is send a threatening letter. It is actually a form letter of sorts. known internally as a 'snot-o-gram'. It is intended to frighten and buffalo a taxpayer into paying up without CRA having to do any actual work. Lawyers often do the same thing as a matter of course in civil disputes. The difference is that most people are far more worried about CRA than some random ambulance chaser. If you write back and tell them to bring it on, and that you owe them nothing. that is often the end of it. Of course, if you do have subtsantial money owede, it might be prudent to pay up. All it costs CRA is a stamp and a few minutes labour and provides them with excellent payback. Quote The government should do something.
cybercoma Posted July 9, 2011 Report Posted July 9, 2011 When the tax system got too complicated for her my aunt began stuffing all of her receipts and paperwork into an envelope and mailing it to CRA. They would complete it for her and mail her a cheque every year. I got a kick out of that. Quote
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