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The Canada Revenue Agency Needs an Overhaul

Howlett, Dennis
http://www.taxfairness.ca/en/blog/canada-revenue-agency-needs-overhaul

Publisher:  Canadians for Tax Fairness
Date Written:  21/12/2015
Year Published:  2015  
Resource Type:  Article

Canada misses out on billions of dollars in revenue due to the Canada Revenue Agency's failure to pursue tax evasion by rich companies and individuals.

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Major investigations or prosecutions against large companies and wealthy individuals had been dropped for reasons that were unclear to them. They spoke repeatedly of lobbyists and politicians intervening during the investigative process. They were perplexed and frustrated when their superiors spiked these cases -- many of which had millions of dollars in back taxes at stake.

Most expressed concern about the staff layoffs, shutdown of enforcement offices across the country and the confusion engendered by seemingly endless reorganization efforts.

Some worried about the high attrition rates of their colleagues -- experienced professionals. There was some cynicism about how investigators or auditors could find themselves on the end of not so subtle job offers from the same firms they were investigating.

There's much more. But these concerns alone warrant an investigation by Minister of National Revenue Diane Lebouthillier.
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