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Compelling Oral Interviews Without Recording Is a Recipe for a Disaster : Meeting with CRA for Audits

April 30, 2021

We have written previously about the difficulties that arise when CRA conducts oral interviews of taxpayers. While there is clear authority to do so, and indeed merit in having a conversation to explain the nature of a business, all interviews are fraught with danger. This can be as a result of a language difficulty or […]

Filed Under: Articles, Charities - Current Articles Tagged With: Adam Aptowitzer, audit, Auditor, operations, oral interviews, recording

The Right to Remain Silent

November 16, 2016

By: Adam Aptowitzer Practically every tax professional in the country has had to deal with the situation which arises when the CRA bases its reassessing position on the basis of an oral comment to the CRA. The difficulty is that there is no proof the comment was made or it may have been the result […]

Filed Under: Articles, Charities - Article Archive, Charities - Current Articles Tagged With: Adam Aptowitzer, Auditor, Canada Revenue Agency, CRA, individual taxpayer audit, misinterpretation, oral interviews, proof of comment, Speaking to the CRA, tax audit, Tax Services office

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