Time’s Up: CRA’s 100 Day Mandate for Improvement

After years of frustration on the part of tax professionals and taxpayers alike, the Finance Minister ordered the Canada Revenue Agency to clean up its act in 100 days. Specifically, the improvement plan was to run from September 2 through December 11. Finance Minister and Minister of National Revenue, Francoise-Phillippe Champagne instructed CRA to fix “unacceptable wait times and service delays.” Time’s up this week and CRA has released an update on progress. What gets measured, gets done. Let’s see what CRA’s metrics show. 

As of January 2013, tax preparers who receive payment to prepare more than 10 income tax returns in a year will be required to file those returns electronically.

Canada and the United States are working toward improved cross-border tax compliance.

The Crown has appealed a recent Tax Court of Canada (TCC) decision that ruled penalties were criminal in nature, not civil. If the ruling is upheld, advisors will come under increased scrutiny.

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“Taxes should not wag the investment dog,” says Michelle Connolly. Nor, she adds, should investment decisions ignore potential tax consequences.