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M-109 Instruction to the Standing Committee on Finance (tax filing process)

42nd Parliament, 1st Session

Motion Text

That the Standing Committee on Finance be instructed to undertake a study that would (a) examine the possibility and practicality of (i) building on the success of the Canadian Revenue Agency’s (CRA) auto-fill feature by further automating the tax filing process with the goal of achieving the ability of complete tax automation, (ii) offering to all Canadians the option of filing their taxes via a free, online T-1 tax form directly on the CRA “My Account” webpage or other secure format; (b) identify and examine the current cultural and institutional barriers that impede citizens from filing their taxes and thus from fully collecting their benefits; and that the Committee present its findings and recommendations to the House no later than one year from the adoption of this motion, provided that in its report, the Committee shall (i) explain the steps needed to implement these practices, as well as their advantages and disadvantages, (ii) highlight privacy, data security, and potential changes to the tax-code necessary to facilitate further automation, (iii) identify the prospective savings for Canadians in both time and money.


Latest Activity

Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Withdrawn

History

Monday, December 5, 2016
Placed on Notice
Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Placed in the Order of Precedence
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Withdrawn