Bill C-31: Royal Asset and New CRA Powers Could Come Soon

Changes are coming to the Income Tax Act and both you and your clients will all be affected with new tax risks including longer tax audits. Bill C-31, which passed second reading in the House of Commons on June 3 and is now at committee stage, contains elements of previous Federal Budgets that will expand the CRA’s compliance and enforcement powers. Here’s what you need to know and pass along to your clients:

As Joel Schlesinger of the Winnipeg Free Press wrote, "If there were celebrity experts on Canada's tax system, Evelyn Jacks might be one of them."

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The tax professional is becoming a central focal point for information-gathering on behalf of the Government, and in the process can be at significant financial risk. Fees charged to clients may have to reflect this new reality as CRA continues to unveil new and more detailed forms – with big penalties for missing information.

The United States Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) filed a lawsuit in federal court in Manhattan on March 14th against sixteen banks, including RBC, alleging fraudulent activity in conspiring to keep a key international interest rate artificially low for their own enrichment.