CRA error gives 5 more days to file taxes

[oneh2obabe]

Canadians have been given five extra days to file their 2014 income tax returns, thanks to a "human error" at the Canada Revenue Agency.

Last Friday, the CRA issued a statement saying the deadline for filing tax returns electronically was May 5 at 3 a.m.

That was a mistake.

On Monday, the agency issued a new statement, saying the deadline was, in fact, April 30.

But the damage was done. Too many people — from individual tax filers to tax accounting professionals — saw the first release, assumed it was correct and adjusted their efforts accordingly.

Carter Mann, National Revenue Minister Kerry-Lynne Findlay's spokesman, wrote Radio-Canada on Tuesday morning to explain.

"Minister Findlay has made it clear that this incorrect information is unacceptable and therefore she has directed her officials to ensure no Canadians are penalized for the CRA's error‎," he wrote.

"Canadians who file their taxes before ‎May 5th will not face any penalty."

It is not yet known how the error slipped through, or who procrastinators across Canada have to thank for the brief reprieve.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada- ... -1.3051754

[goalie]

First topic we can all agree on!

[TimmyE]

Last year a virus hit the tax system and now this year, wrong information being passed out. How could any tax official think tax returns were due on the 5th. Maybe the 4th which was a Monday after the weekend, but not a Tuesday. The whole Agency deserves an enema.

[alfred2]

typical union work

[MyPointofView]

Really? You are basing this informed statement on what? Troll much?

[alfred2]

on posts like yours, workers want to blame govt.

[Liquidnails]

Why haven't some people filed their taxes yet? Is it really that difficult?

[LordEd]

If you owe there's no benefit in paying early.

[Veovis]

If you owe there's no benefit in paying early.

Filing has no effect on payment date. I can file my taxes on January 1st and the amount due is not due until April 30th.

People just hate to get it over with is the main reason it gets left late, even though it has become really really easy for 90% of the returns out there to get done.

[Piecemaker]

I used to complete our taxes early in March. That's when I did it by hand.
Now I can't seem to get around to it until the third week of April. I do it by computer. Takes about 90 minutes for two returns. (Includes time to make a cup of tea, pat the dog and triple check all numbers entered.)
No reason for the procrastination. Have money being returned. Glad it's done.
Wish DH would take an interest in it besides asking me when I'm going to get it done!