The growing technical complexity of the Income Tax Act, which makes it harder for taxpayers to understand the rules and for the agency to apply them correctly, is likely one reason behind the rise in objections, Mr. O’Riordan said.
But the soaring number of objections could also signal that Ottawa has put increased emphasis on tax compliance in recent years without proportionally increasing resources to help taxpayers comply with the tax code and to review disputes, he said.
So let’s do it like the countries who do your taxes for you
Wait… you want the gov’t to do your taxes for you, instead of making it so confusing that you end up paying HR block or turbotax to help you figure it out?
that sounds like communism!!
Yes! They have most of the information anyways, why jump through the hoops?
Is that not already a plan that is in motion?
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/campaigns/offering-and-expanding-automatic-tax-filing-services.html
Slow motion, admittedly, but still in some form of motion.
Absolutely! I knew they were launching it for certain groups, but it would be amazing to have it done for everyone