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Need CRA Tax Audit Help?

Running a business can be a life full of pressure. Customers have demands that need to be met, vendors need to be paid, and problems constantly arise that have to be solved quickly. With everything that goes on during the typical course of a day, it is no surprise that some details slip through the cracks. Unfortunately for many companies, these details often are related to their finances.

The overlooked items may start out small, but over time they compound until the business is faced with major accounting errors. The truly unfortunate part is they may never even realize it until an auditor starts to look through their books. Rather than face a hefty tax bill, use our experts at Tax 911 Now for all CRA tax audit help in Toronto. All businesses may feel they need tax relief of some kind or another, but for those backed into a corner by an impending audit, the feeling of being trapped is even more intense. That is why our professionals at Tax 911 Now are there night and day to give companies the relief they need by offering CRA tax audit help. 

 

Your own CRA tax audit help

The first and most immediate relief our clients experience is finally having representation. They no longer are forced to deal with CRA auditors themselves. At Tax 911 Now, our experts are some of the best in their field for negotiating CRA tax audit help in Toronto and appealing unfair findings. Unfortunately, CRA agents can sometimes exploit a company’s lack of tax knowledge to force it to pay bigger penalties. They even threaten criminal prosecution in some cases. With Tax 911 Now’s CRA tax audit help, these fears quickly fade away for our clients.

 

You Can Afford It

Once a settlement is reached, our professionals will make sure our clients have a monthly payment plan that fits easily within their budgets. Many of our clients are afraid to come to us because they think their taxes and fees are so substantial that they can never get out from underneath them. They wait until the CRA threatens to lean out their property or freeze their bank accounts. No tax issue is too small or too large to find relief.

 

You Do Not Have to Get Behind

For further information about Tax 911 Now or to have us start relieving your tax stress, call our professionals at 1-877-918-2991 or visit us at 129 Telson Road, Suite # 100, Markham, Ontario, L3R 1E4. Our experts will be happy to help and provide any CRA tax audit help necessary in Toronto and other cities in Canada. Remember it is never too late to rectify a bad tax situation. The dedication of our staff is second to none, and we will work tirelessly to find answers to any and all of our clients’ problems. Still feeling unsure? Take advantage of our free consultation to begin to find the CRA tax audit help your business needs. Do not let the fear of a tax audit cripple your company, call us today and find relief at 1-877-918-2991.

Tax Alert: CRA Tax Audit on Condo Flippers

 

In recent few months, major news medias warned the public about upcoming CRA (Canada Revenue Agency) condo tax audits. Financial Posts and The Toronto Star published that the Canada Revenue Agency is undergoing tax audits of condo sales to check for non compliance with the Income Tax Act.

The focus of the audit is to determine whether the profit from your condo sale is treated as “capital gains” (where only 50% is taxable) or as “income” (where 100% of the gain is taxable).  The CRA is particularly concerned with “assignment” transactions where the person buys a pre-construction condo but subsequently sales the right to buy the condo before its final closing.  In the past, builders are not required to disclose the names of the original purchaser but under new CRA rules they may have to disclose them.

People who have assigned multiple properties over the year or even the last few years will have difficulty persuading the CRA that these transactions should be treated as capital gains rather than income.

CRA is also going after people who take possession of the condo unit but sale it shortly after the date of closing, typically shorter than year and a half. Planning and preparation plays a key role in protecting yourself. Most taxpayers have no ideas how to prepare the needed documentation to gain advantage in winning the battle.

If the CRA believes that the transaction is to be reported as income rather than capital gains, the resulting financial consequence can be very costly.  For example, if your gain is $100,000  and CRA deems that this is to be classified as “income” then you must include the entire $100,000 as taxable income in the year of the sale.  If it is capital gains then only $50,000 is taxable.

In addition, CRA will also charge you interest on the taxes that you owe after a reassessment.  For people who did not report the transaction all together, may face hefty gross negligence penalties because of it.

The taxpayer will need to act quickly in gathering evidence and formulating a defence in time to respond to the audit proposal letter.

It happened in the past that taxpayers, out of innocence, had casual conversation with CRA auditor and got irreversible damage out of it. Because the goal of tax auditors, even if the nicest ones, is to get biggest tax revenue possible from you. Then everything you disclosure can be used against you.

It is very important that as soon as you receive CRA audit letter, treat it as high alert and immediately, see professional protection before it is too late. Contact us at 1-877-918-2991 or email Help@Tax911Now.ca or fill out the Contact Form to the top left right away if you are facing serious audit risks.