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01/07/2026

The Make Beleafs sure have squandered a sh*t-ton of talent over the last 3 decades, er I mean, 4 decades, whoops, my bad, 5 decades (almost 6 now).

This man is the greatest player in Toronto Maple Leafs history. 😬

03/14/2019

Call Mid-West today, to see if you qualify for the CAIP (Climate Action Incentive Payment)

The climate action incentive (CAI) payment consists of a basic amount and a 10% supplement for residents of small and rural communities. This payment may reduce your amount payable or increase your refund when you file your income tax and benefit return.

03/14/2019

"A computer glitch dating back to 2009 has been fixed at last, allowing the federal government to resume chasing down thousands of Canadians who owe the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) about $66 million due to erroneous overpayments."

The computer system that manages CPP payments was upgraded in 2009 - with one major flaw. An IT glitch prevented the government from chasing down people who owed $66 million in overpaid benefits. The problem has been fixed - a decade later - and some 15,000 people are again on the hook.

03/07/2019

Call Mid-West for more information on the new CARBON TAX CREDIT and how to maximize your tax savings, today!

The federal government's plan to offset the cost of its carbon tax for residents of Ontario, New Brunswick, Manitoba and Saskatchewan could be missed by people filing their 2018 taxes without professional help.

09/27/2018

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/cra-phone-scam-operation-underway-1.4840164

There is "at least one very significant investigative operation underway" at the moment into one of the largest cybercrimes in Canadian history — the CRA phone scam — with both Canadian and Indian authorities working to shut it down, says Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale.

09/21/2018

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/cra-phone-tax-scam-marketplace-1.4830141

You've probably got the call: An automated message threatens you with arrest over unpaid taxes owed to Canada Revenue Agency. They may demand as little as $700 — though some have handed over more than $100,000.

09/14/2018

Professional tax planning advice is a necessity. Contact MID-WEST for your free consultation, today!

The Fraser Institute is an independent, non-partisan research and educational organization based in Canada. We have offices in Calgary, Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver.

08/26/2018

'"Over the same five-year period, the CRA says it has convicted 307 taxpayers.

"This involved $134 million in federal tax evaded, and court sentences totalling approximately $37 million in court fines and 245 years in jail,"'

For the fifth consecutive year in a row, the Canada Revenue Agency's snitch line has received tens of thousands of tips about suspected tax cheats.

06/25/2018

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/tax-debt-liberal-budget-collections-1.4715967

A $352 million collection program launched by the Liberals has not stopped the growth in the tax debt - the amount of taxes Canadians acknowledge owing to Ottawa but have not paid. The tax debt hit a record $44 billion in March and is set to rise to more than $47 billion by 2020, an internal documen...

05/31/2018

"The Canada Revenue Agency has disciplined more than 1,000 employees for professional misconduct over the past four years — on average one case every working day.

According to numbers obtained by CBC News, some tabled in Parliament and others provided by the agency, there were 550 cases of misconduct between April 1, 2016 and March 27, 2018. There were another 521 cases between April 2014 and March 2016 for a total of 1,071.

A breakdown of the cases between 2016 and 2018 reveals that failure to protect the agency's — and taxpayers' — information was the top reason employees were suspended, reprimanded or even fired. That accounted for 222 incidents or 40 per cent of misconduct identified by the agency.

The second most common offence fell into the category of "failure to protect CRA's reputation." That can include anything from being in a conflict of interest or committing a crime to tweeting out the wrong thing or yelling at a taxpayer, according to the agency's code of integrity and professional conduct.

Between 2016 and 2018, 139 incidents or 25 per cent of the cases of misconduct fell into that category." - CBC

(Full article: "http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cra-misconduct-discipline-employees-1.4679116"

04/24/2018

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/sask-farmland-prices-2017-1.4631219

The price of Saskatchewan farm land continues to rise faster than anywhere else in the country.

03/06/2018

Avoid the misery of dealing with CRA. Book your tax appointment with MID-WEST today!
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Canada's ombudsman for taxpayers says service issues at the Canada Revenue Agency are systemic and the increase in complaints to the ombudsman's office each year suggests the problems are not getting better.