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   XPost: misc.taxes   
   From: Canuck57@nospam.com   
      
   On 04/04/2010 10:24 AM, Alan Baggett wrote:   
   > On Apr 3, 8:56 pm, Canuck57  wrote:   
   >> My hats off to CTV, tonights W5 put the CRA under a new light.  Exposing   
   >> the natzi/KGB like behavior.   
   >>   
   >> I really fell off my chair how they brag about each audit netting the   
   >> government $280 or something like that.   
   >   
   > If the average audit nets $280 is it really worth doing it?   
      
   Probably cost the government $3000 in civil servant time and expenses.   
   But that is government for you.  CRA needs you!  Failed math, arrogant,   
   your hired!  Listening to the taped phone conversation, OMG, that was   
   real, not a movie.   
      
   > As the show noted some of these audits take weeks, months and on rare   
   > occasions even years.   
      
   Yep.  It should not take that long at all.  Obviously institutionalised   
   harasement.   
      
   > As well, is the $280 'net'gain per audit before or after CRA expenses   
   > such as salary, travel etc. etc. ?   
      
   No clue.  But it does show that if someone was inadvertantly out say   
   $280 what is the big deal?  This is small fry harrasement.  You would   
   think there are a lot of bigger fish to fry out there.  And lets face   
   it, there isn't much latitude on the an individual return, it amounts to   
   pay-pay-pay-paperwork you dumb sheep.   
      
   >> Makes me wonder are they dilligent in letting people know they over   
   >> paid?  I doubt it.  I have known people who have missed deductions,   
   >> caught a year later when the new tax preparer finds it.   
      
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