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What If the CRA Makes a Mistake on Your Taxes?
– ratesupermarket.ca
Penelope: 2010 was a tumultuous year to say the least – I uprooted my life in Calgary and made the cross-country trek back to Toronto. Mixed into the fray were countless details – Employment Insurance to be sorted, provincial medical care: the works. Which is why, when I realized my Notice of Assessment still hadn’t arrived two years later, I had a sinking feeling. A quick phone to the CRA proved my gut right – I was informed that they had no record of my taxes filed during 2010 or 2011. But I knew this was wrong; I had even used the services of our family accountant. Fast forward to gathering up my tax info (and tracking down a cheque paid to and cashed by the government), and the only recourse is to mail the lot to the CRA for another look.
It’s been a frustrating ordeal to say the least, but my experience inspired the following article by staff writer Andrew Seale – how often does the CRA make a mistake… and what can you do as a taxpayer to clean up the situation?
Taxes: An Imperfect Process
If you’re a last minute tax crammer or flustered by doing your own taxes, sometimes accidents do happen…
