Canada Revenue Agency  Mr. Speaker, I want to assure my hon. colleague that the number of returns filed so far is comparable to pre-pandemic years. I remind Canadians that although personal income tax season is over, they should file their returns as soon as possible so that they do not experience any

Canada Revenue Agency  Mr. Speaker, I remind my colleague that the Canada Revenue Agency has said that people who were victims of fraud will not have to reimburse the government. In addition, there will be no interest or penalties until April 2022 for people who file their tax returns. I encourage pe

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, with respect to the above-noted question, what follows is the response from the CRA. In response to part (a), as analysis and verification work is still under way, the CRA cannot confirm how much fraud related to CERB there has been. The vast majority of Canadians a

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, with respect to the above-noted question, what follows is the response from the CRA. Excise duty revenues reflect the impact of the escalator tax. The latter, effective April 1, 2017, refers to the annual increase in the excise duty rate. Excise duty revenues are rep

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, with regard to part (a), the CRA’s analysis determined that an additional 265,000 families with a net family income above the threshold from the previous formula received the one-time payment of up $300 per child. With regard to part (b), the same analysis described

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, what follows is the response from the CRA to the above-noted question since March 1, 2020. With regard to parts (a), (b), (d), (e), (f) (i), and (g), due to the COVID-19 pandemic, several programs were temporarily suspended during the time period requested, as they w

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, audit data on the Canada emergency wage subsidy, CEWS, program is highly sensitive information. Providing detailed information regarding the specific number of audits planned/conducted for a given compliance program could embolden some taxpayers to cut corners and ta

Canada Revenue Agency  Mr. Speaker, the Canada Revenue Agency appreciates all the work its call centre employees have done over the past year. Call volumes are up 83% since 2020 and show no sign of slowing as we head into next tax season. Hiring an external firm to help manage call volumes during tax

Taxation  Madam Speaker, our government understands that tax season is stressful for Canadians. We will continue to be there for them every step of the way. In February, we announced that recipients of the emergency and recovery benefits would be eligible for interest relief if they filed

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, our government understands that this tax season is stressful for Canadians. We will continue to be there for them every step of the way. In February, we announced that recipients of emergency response and recovery benefits would be eligible for interest relief if t

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, with respect to the above-noted question, what follows is the response from the CRA. In response to part (a), as of December 25, 2020, the most recent data available, the CRA defines “files” as audits, and there are 160 taxpayers audits currently ongoing related to

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, with respect to the above-noted question, what follows is the response from the CRA. In response to parts (a), (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g), while the CRA may use the term "tax havens" for illustrative purposes to communicate with a broader audience, in practice the C

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, with regard to parts (a), (b), (c) and (e), the CRA does not track Canada emergency wage subsidy, CEWS, applications in this manner, by companies practising aggressive tax avoidance and tax evasion, broken down by aggressive tax avoidance case and tax evasion case. P

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, our government understands that tax season is particularly stressful for Canadians this year. We will continue to be there for them at every step of the process. I encourage all Canadians to file their taxes on time, to prevent any delays in the benefits and credits

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, we announced in February that people who receive emergency and recovery benefits would be eligible for interest relief if they filed their 2020 tax returns. We have also put in place robust taxpayer relief provisions that grant them relief from penalties or interest