CRA should warn Canadians applying for benefits about risk of clawbacks: watchdog
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Boileau’s report provided other recommendations to the CRA to improve its service delivery and highlighted that 40 per cent of the inquiries his office received last year related to COVID-19 benefits. The ombudsperson also raised concerns about vulnerable individuals not filing their taxes and therefore missing out on benefits.CRA says it has $1.4 billion in uncashed cheques dating back to 1998
His report notes that while the CRA has publicly reported 93.5 per cent of Canadians participate in the tax system, academics estimate the proportion to be slightly lower. “We’re still trying to fully understand the problem and actually propose concrete solutions, so that’s why there’s no recommendations this year. But you bet there will be at another point,” Boileau said.
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