Report: How Federal Procurement Policies can Combat Tax Dodging, Fraud and Corruption
Report
Dark Money
Author(s): Jane Mayer
Publish Date: 2017
Vivid portraits of the secretive figures behind the new American oligarchy.
Dirty Secrets
Author(s): Richard Murphy
Publish Date: 2017
How tax havens destroy the economy.
Analysis of the 2017 Federal Budget
Report
Closing Tax Loopholes deferred
Spooked by what Trump might do on taxes in the United States, the Liberal government has deferred meaningful action on closing unfair and ineffective tax loopholes in this year's federal budget.
Several months ago, the Finance Minister said he planned to close at least $3 billion worth of tax loopholes. Canadians for Tax Fairness had identified $16 billion worth of unfair and ineffective tax loopholes that could be axed.
What are the alternatives to austerity and tax cuts?
Why don't austerity and tax cuts help the economy? Former Executive Director of Canadians for Tax Fairness Dennis Howlett speaks at the "Austerity and its Alternatives" Workshop in Hamilton, Ontario, in December 2016.
Taxing the Rich
Author(s): Kenneth Scheve, David Stasavage
Publish Date: 2016
A broad and in-depth history of progressive taxation.
The Trouble with Billionaires
Author(s): Linda McQuaig
Publish Date: 2016
The consequences of billionaire power.
The Panama Papers
Author(s): Bastian Obermayer, Frederik Obermaier
Publish Date: 2016
The secret world of world leaders, celebrities, bankers and criminals.
Canada: A New Tax Haven
Author(s): Alain Deneault
Publish Date: 2016
How Canada became a tax haven through its Caribbean connections.
Report: What is Wrong at the CRA? And How to Fix It.
Summary
Report
A Short History: The 2013 Budget Speech by Jim Flaherty promised stepped up action on tax avoidance. This raised hopes that Canada would adhere to promises it made to its G8 partners to crack down on profit shifting and tax havens. Soon after, auditors and investigators received layoff notices. Federal revenues and the budgets of eight provinces rely on good management at the CRA.