- The Taxpayer Bill of Rights (BoR) outlines key rights for anyone dealing with the CRA, especially during GST/HST audits.
- Rights include fair treatment, privacy, service in both official languages, formal review and appeal, and clear information.
- Taxpayers are entitled to all legal credits, rebates, and refunds, and must only pay the correct amount of GST/HST.
- All audit information is confidential and only accessible to authorized CRA employees.
- Taxpayers can object to assessments and appeal decisions, with protections against reprisal.
Source: dmainc.com
Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.
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