Yes, I do think that does hold some concern, but I don't think that's the only uncertainty with the program. What we're hearing from so many businesses is their fear of the uncertainty around the 30% test and whether they're going to meet it. For some, it's whether or not their sales are actually going to decline by 30%, because they're not quite sure.
We certainly appreciate the government's fix to lower that threshold to 15% for March, which will help a lot of businesses, and we're grateful to Minister Morneau and his team for making that happen. However, for other businesses, the issue is the documentation that would be required. For a lot of businesses, even knowing precisely how far their actual booked revenue is going to decline is not the easiest calculation to make.
The CRA is not known for being particularly lenient, and I totally get that, because there are attestations and government is taking some risks so it needs to remind taxpayers about the possibility of cheating and the consequences of that. However, its repetition of that over and over again has led to a fear factor among businesses that if you don't have the paperwork to be able to demonstrate your gross revenue loss at that particular moment or afterwards, or if you've made a mistake, you're going to be facing jail time or massive penalties. It is now at the point where a lot of business owners who would likely qualify are worried about even applying, because they're not sure how they're going to be able to demonstrate this. The more rules and paperwork we put in place to do this, the fewer businesses that really do need the support will be able to actually keep their employees whole and hang onto them while this is going on.