“Recognizing how difficult the pandemic has been, we’ve worked with and will continue to work with individuals who have had financial challenges,” Fragiskatos said. “We’re going to take an empathetic approach throughout.”Pandemic has exacerbated tax-season anxiety, accountant says – Mar 4, 2022
The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic washed across the country in March 2020 and in the midst of tax filing season.As the economy went into a downward spiral, with three million jobs lost and more having their hours slashed, the government pushed off the filing deadline and collection efforts. That move freed CRA officials to focus on doling out pandemic aid, and aimed to keep more cash in the pockets of Canadians to help them pay the bills.
“It is expected that collections intake will increase as compliance and audit activities resume, resulting in a sharp rise in the tax debt with the upcoming filing season,” officials wrote in the briefing document that was recently made public.The government is recommending anyone filing their taxes try to do so online to speed up processing times. It can take weeks before a paper return is processed and tax return issued.
Fragiskatos said the CRA has posted tax-filing tutorials to YouTube and on government websites to help online filers. “I just encourage people make sure to file by the deadline,” Fragiskatos said. “It’s really important to do so in order to get access to the benefits and credits that are available.”
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