Path: utzoo!lsuc!attcan!cedm01!ncc!apss!jhp
From: jhp@apss.ab.ca (Herb Presley, Planning Officer   )
Newsgroups: can.general
Subject: Re: A question about computers and tax
Summary: I knew that!
Message-ID: <1173@apss.apss.ab.ca>
Date: 26 Apr 89 14:28:31 GMT
References: <2364@maccs.McMaster.CA> <1152@apss.apss.ab.ca> <1989Apr25.013838.13830@lsuc.uucp>
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In article <1989Apr25.013838.13830@lsuc.uucp>, dave@lsuc.uucp (David Sherman) writes:
> jhp@apss.ab.ca (Herb Presley, Planning Officer) writes:
> >Besides, Revenue Canada will make the eventual decision anyhow on allowable
> >deductions.  So you might as well ask their advice to begin with.
> 
> Correction: Revenue Canada makes A decision, not THE decision.
> ...............
> ...............  But taxpayers may appeal to the Tax Court of Canada,
> which allows informal procedures and does not require you to have
> a lawyer.............  
> 
That's true.  However, I do believe the gentleman was talking about the INITIAL
claiming process.  Most taxpayers would not want to get into a legal hassle
with Revenue Canada, no matter how "informal" the procedures may be.  The
majority of taxpayers do not understand the tax laws, and unless they have
rather complicated tax deductions are just as glad to get it over with each
year with little or no hassle.

So my point still stands.  I would much rather call Revenue Canada prior to
annual submission of my tax form to ensure that any item fell within the
parameters of what they would consider acceptable than take the matter to Tax
Court.

Unless I were a lawyer, mind you, and understood such things as Tax Court
appeals and the like...........
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