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Message from discussion Have Canadians Ever Had the Right to Pay the Lowest Tax Allowed by Law? Part I of II :CRA SOTW
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Alan Baggett  
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 More options Aug 26 2008, 11:53 pm
Newsgroups: can.taxes, can.general, ott.general, misc.taxes
From: Alan Baggett <canada.revenue.age...@canada.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:53:43 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Tues, Aug 26 2008 11:53 pm
Subject: Re: Have Canadians Ever Had the Right to Pay the Lowest Tax Allowed by Law? Part I of II :CRA SOTW
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On Aug 26, 11:15 pm, "P.O.T." <pissedofftaxpa...@wits-end.ca> wrote:

> "Alan Baggett" <AlanBagg...@volcanomail.com> wrote in message

> news:627d1ee0-a28d-44f8-a56a-4741b1222ee7@a2g2000prm.googlegroups.com...

> Now of course we all have the right to appeal questionable
> assessments. So, for example let's say that you're unjustly reassessed
> with tax, penalty and interest totalling $1000. To fight this you may
> have to pay an accountant to help you out. If you go to court you may
> decide on hiring legal representation. You have to take a day or more
> off work to prepare everything and appear in court - that's lost pay.
> There's the time and expense of travel. And the possibility of further
> appeals. This could all add up to $1000. Or more. Much more. And of
> course the aggravation and stress. So in the end very often it is
> cheaper to pay tax that you don't owe than to challenge a bogus
> assessment.

> And some feel that by paying a tax debt that they don't owe that the
> CRA will just let them be while if they challenge... well the CRA will
> just go after them with a vengeance. But is this true? Or does it just
> make them bolder? If we got an extra $1000 this tax year why not go
> for $1500 the next?

> TELL ME ABOUT IT!!  My problem exactly AND over nickels and dimes.

This is a story I have heard all too often - that it is cheaper to pay
a small-ish tax debt that you don't owe rather than fight it.

 
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