And I get flagged every other year because I contribute to my RRSPs.Â
Outside-Storage-1523 on
It depends on how rich you are. Rich people can hire good accountants to fight with CRA for tax returns. Literally saw this happen in my friend’s company.
tyler_3135 on
This is just insane.
Any tax return that has a refund of over say $50k should be automatically flagged and require a review by an agent before payout.
Agitated_Dish_6990 on
Haha what the fuck
lady_k_77 on
So, she stole $5M from Canadians. This should be a criminal matter.
Nomadic_Heartbeat on
Is tax fraud like this a crime that can and should be enforced?
GrapeTheArmadillo on
Meanwhile, I got fully reviewed a few years ago, and I’m a low-income person. It was a months long process that left me with no income during the pandemic (I eventually got a lump sum). My father had to repay thousands that he is legitimately eligible for this year, so he’s working on that with a tax consultant.
If they put half as much effort into the bigger earners as they did the smaller ones, millions of dollars in mistakes wouldn’t be made.
asniper on
And here I’ve been audited for $8 because I miscalculated one item.
__NOT__MY__ACCOUNT__ on
They sure have no problem hounding my dad, who is the most law abiding citizen I’ve ever met.
But he makes 70k a year I guess
gafflebitters on
I have so much confusion, the article is almost deliberately poorly written obscuring the story somewhat.
A $5 million payout is not a mistake, that’s deliberate and almost certainly corruption not incompetence. The story reinforces this idea that they have been handing out other large “refunds” already and someone noticed and had them in for questioning. I find it shocking this is not front page news. How did they think nobody was going to notice such ridiculously huge numbers? are these the worst criminals ever? Or is the CRA so powerless that they will not be able to get the money back? so many questions the article doesn’t even come close to answering.
steveyxe69 on
Incompetent morons. Every dealing I’ve had with CRA has been frustrating. Contradictory and even blatantly wrong advice. I’m not a lawyer or a tax expert but I can research case law and interpretation bulletins, you would think someone that is paid to work there would understand the same.
SamohtGnir on
A video I saw a few months ago pointed out that the CRA has a 17% success rate. Not failure rate, success rate. They’re wrong 83% of the time. I think it was mainly focused on calls with them, where they tell you information or something, but either way, that’s pretty ridiculous.
somebodyistrying on
Seriously what the heck is going on there? I get asked for extra childcare receipts meanwhile this absurd and massive refund goes ahead.
bdbatu on
Fuckety fuck!
Fire the incompetent individuals already. OMFG.
missk9627 on
Y’all need to realize some of these employees are literally stupid. They have zero critical thinking.
I called this tax season and had to explain 3x why I was calling. It was a super easy, straightforward request. Got put on hold 4 different times for the agent “to do research”. Only to be asked again why I was calling. I was genuinely painful. So yes, this is all plausible to me knowing how stupid some people are.
adaminc on
I think the assessor who investigated needs to be flagged for investigation.
WarhammerRyan on
And the person submitted ANOTHER claim the next year, which “has not been approved”
The fuckin’ balls on this person…. they succeed in a scam like that and try it a second time??? Jeeeeeeze
shitposter1000 on
United Nations. 🇨🇦
Business-Technology7 on
5M refund, $9,999,999 foreign income passes two human reviews? Are they just click bots?
Whether it’s the crunch, incompetence, or corruption, there needs to be full scale scrutiny here.
It doesn’t look like a sophisticated scheme at all. If this is considered sophisticated, it’s scary how many would go unnoticed.
locoghoul on
They are making me pay my taxes in advance (for next year’s) with INTEREST. On an April 2027 deadline. Who the fuck approves these things???
bike_accident on
handing out $5 million like candy but I got flagged because they incorrectly thought the health-related invoices I got were wrong? fuck me lol
crafty_alias on
Take the 5 mil, leave the country and live happily ever after?
Inevitable_Sweet_624 on
I enjoyed a bottle of Seagrams last night while preparing my taxes, this morning I noticed my refund is over $2m. Might go back this evening and check it over.
Old_General_6741 on
The CRA needs to be reformed. They are very incompetent.
wtfman1988 on
I should commit tax return fraud, stash the cash. Go to jail for 4 years and enjoy my $5M lol.
Maybe less years in jail for good behavior and it’s less $$ than the plane heist.
Although I am white so maybe they won’t go as easy on me. Did I say the quiet part out loud? lol.
ferus_gyps on
She is likely a mentally ill person who submitted a completely fanciful return… And despite human review it still got approved lmao so embarassing for CRA, get it together!
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And I get flagged every other year because I contribute to my RRSPs.Â
It depends on how rich you are. Rich people can hire good accountants to fight with CRA for tax returns. Literally saw this happen in my friend’s company.
This is just insane.
Any tax return that has a refund of over say $50k should be automatically flagged and require a review by an agent before payout.
Haha what the fuck
So, she stole $5M from Canadians. This should be a criminal matter.
Is tax fraud like this a crime that can and should be enforced?
Meanwhile, I got fully reviewed a few years ago, and I’m a low-income person. It was a months long process that left me with no income during the pandemic (I eventually got a lump sum). My father had to repay thousands that he is legitimately eligible for this year, so he’s working on that with a tax consultant.
If they put half as much effort into the bigger earners as they did the smaller ones, millions of dollars in mistakes wouldn’t be made.
And here I’ve been audited for $8 because I miscalculated one item.
They sure have no problem hounding my dad, who is the most law abiding citizen I’ve ever met.
But he makes 70k a year I guess
I have so much confusion, the article is almost deliberately poorly written obscuring the story somewhat.
A $5 million payout is not a mistake, that’s deliberate and almost certainly corruption not incompetence. The story reinforces this idea that they have been handing out other large “refunds” already and someone noticed and had them in for questioning. I find it shocking this is not front page news. How did they think nobody was going to notice such ridiculously huge numbers? are these the worst criminals ever? Or is the CRA so powerless that they will not be able to get the money back? so many questions the article doesn’t even come close to answering.
Incompetent morons. Every dealing I’ve had with CRA has been frustrating. Contradictory and even blatantly wrong advice. I’m not a lawyer or a tax expert but I can research case law and interpretation bulletins, you would think someone that is paid to work there would understand the same.
A video I saw a few months ago pointed out that the CRA has a 17% success rate. Not failure rate, success rate. They’re wrong 83% of the time. I think it was mainly focused on calls with them, where they tell you information or something, but either way, that’s pretty ridiculous.
Seriously what the heck is going on there? I get asked for extra childcare receipts meanwhile this absurd and massive refund goes ahead.
Fuckety fuck!
Fire the incompetent individuals already. OMFG.
Y’all need to realize some of these employees are literally stupid. They have zero critical thinking.
I called this tax season and had to explain 3x why I was calling. It was a super easy, straightforward request. Got put on hold 4 different times for the agent “to do research”. Only to be asked again why I was calling. I was genuinely painful. So yes, this is all plausible to me knowing how stupid some people are.
I think the assessor who investigated needs to be flagged for investigation.
And the person submitted ANOTHER claim the next year, which “has not been approved”
The fuckin’ balls on this person…. they succeed in a scam like that and try it a second time??? Jeeeeeeze
United Nations. 🇨🇦
5M refund, $9,999,999 foreign income passes two human reviews? Are they just click bots?
Whether it’s the crunch, incompetence, or corruption, there needs to be full scale scrutiny here.
It doesn’t look like a sophisticated scheme at all. If this is considered sophisticated, it’s scary how many would go unnoticed.
They are making me pay my taxes in advance (for next year’s) with INTEREST. On an April 2027 deadline. Who the fuck approves these things???
handing out $5 million like candy but I got flagged because they incorrectly thought the health-related invoices I got were wrong? fuck me lol
Take the 5 mil, leave the country and live happily ever after?
I enjoyed a bottle of Seagrams last night while preparing my taxes, this morning I noticed my refund is over $2m. Might go back this evening and check it over.
The CRA needs to be reformed. They are very incompetent.
I should commit tax return fraud, stash the cash. Go to jail for 4 years and enjoy my $5M lol.
Maybe less years in jail for good behavior and it’s less $$ than the plane heist.
Although I am white so maybe they won’t go as easy on me. Did I say the quiet part out loud? lol.
She is likely a mentally ill person who submitted a completely fanciful return… And despite human review it still got approved lmao so embarassing for CRA, get it together!