Winston Churchill is reputed to have said, “We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.” While that calls to mind a humourous impossibility, the truth is that...
Tax law is complex and it is unwise to proceed without proper guidance. The extensive powers granted by the Canadian Income Tax Act to the CRA to collect tax creates additional problems, thus certain limitations are imposed on the CRA Collection abilities. These limitations specify that the CRA does...
Even before a tax debtor has time to react or engage a tax expert his bank accounts can be seized and money taken without a court order. This is because the Canadian Income Tax Act grants extensive powers to the CRA collection officers which often leave the Canadian tax...
Tackling tax problems is difficult enough and to add to that if you are dealing with CRA auditors or CRA tax collectors, professional representation from our team of the best Canadian tax lawyers is an absolute necessity. CRA’s tax auditors and tax collectors not only have different functions but...
Canada’s Tax Act gives sweeping powers to the Canada Revenue Agency and by extension its tax collection officers, to collect the tax debts of taxpayers. In many cases, taxpayers are taken by surprise when their bank accounts are frozen, assets liened or seized and wages garnisheed. When a taxpayer...