News Archive
2016-03-09
Was it political interference?
That's the question that won't go away after a CBC News investigation revealed that several CRA staff were angry and frustrated at their bosses' decision to offer amnesty to wealthy KPMG clients caught using an offshore tax-avoidance scheme. But bosses didn't listen when staff argued that CRA should have pursued a criminal investigation or at least tried to impose large penalties on these tax dodgers.
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2016-03-08
The CBC is reporting that the Canada Revenue Agency offered amnesty to multi-millionaire clients caught using what's been called an offshore tax "sham" on the Isle of Man — a reprieve that was supposed to remain secret. "This is not an isolated incident," says Dennis Howlett, executive director of Canadians for Tax Fairness.
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2016-03-02
Tax fairness doesn't come easy. But it is a building block of a good country.
At it's best, a fair tax system gives us all an opportunity to invest in the things that we want for Canada: vibrant communities, healthy families, individual dignity and recognition as a respected global partner. When left to the influence of the very powerful, it becomes skewed in favour of those who don't understand the importance of maintaining and protecting our common values.
Canadians for Tax Fairness works to change the Canadian conversation about taxes. Take a look at our 2015 Review to see what we've accomplished.
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2016-02-19
Running deficits to finance social and physical infrastructure is acceptable short term tool when the economy is in a slump. But running a deficit while ignoring smart revenue options is a bad plan.
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2016-02-05
Great News: The Global Alliance for Tax Justice has been named a Top Ten leader in the international tax world.Canadians for Tax Fairness is proud to sit on the executive and work with our partners on global campaigns.
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2016-01-20
Despite earnest statements from the world’s leaders – everyone from the Pope to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau – wealth continues to be sucked to the top at an alarming rate.
Is it because the rich work so much harder than the rest of us? Not likely, says a new report from Oxfam.
Every year there are well-reported examples of how the wealthy use their resources and access to influence the very same politicians and policymakers who should be protecting our interests. Instead, it is the interests of the uber-rich that are guarded as they benefit from laws, unfair taxes and economic policies.
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2016-01-14
Google Canada is opening a brand new office in Kitchener-Waterloo. Great news. But Google is notoriously anti-tax. It is time for the federal government to do something about that.
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2015-12-14
Taxpayers and the media are paying attention to our “insider” investigation on problems at the CRA.
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2015-11-30
Our new report takes you behind the scenes at the Canada Revenue Agency. Read how veteran CRA auditors and investigators rate the agency's capacity to do right by Canadians. Hint: So-called austerity measures are likely costing Canada billions in lost revenues every year. And big corporations are just fine with that.
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2015-11-25
Did you know that at least five top Canadian companies pay less than 5 per cent corporate income tax?