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TAXFlash News from IncomeTaxCanada.net
 Jim Maroney
:: Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is newly named after federal government splits the CCRA into two different departments collecting income taxes and duties
Canada Revenue Agency - CRA
:: On December 12, 2003, the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) became the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). The customs program is now part of the new Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).
On the tax side of things, it’s business as usual. CRA continue to administer tax laws for the Government of Canada and for most provinces and territories. The Canada Revenue Agency will also continue to look after social and economic benefit and incentive programs delivered through the tax system.
While the CRA is now using its new name, until it’s officially modified by an act of Parliament, CCRA remains the only name that can be used on documents of a legal or contractual nature. You’ll continue to see “CCRA” on some pages on this Web site, as well as on this year’s tax return package, and certain other documents. Over time, many of these pages, forms, and documents will be modified to reflect the change to the CRA.
Agence du revenu du Canada - ARC
Le 12 décembre 2003, l'Agence des douanes et du revenu du Canada est devenue l'Agence du revenu du Canada (ARC). Les douanes font maintenant partie de l'Agence des services frontaliers du Canada (ASFC).
Du côté des impôts, c'est le statu quo. Nous continuons d'être responsables de l'administration des lois fiscales au nom du gouvernement du Canada et de la plupart des provinces et territoires. Nous continuons aussi de prendre soin de divers programmes de prestations socioéconomiques et de programmes d'encouragement par l'entremise du régime fiscal.
Nous utilisons notre nouveau nom, mais, jusqu'à ce qu'une loi du Parlement le modifie, le nom « ADRC » demeure le seul qui peut être utilisé dans tout document de nature juridique ou contractuelle. Vous continuerez à voir « ADRC » dans certaines pages de ce site, dans la trousse de déclaration de cette année, ainsi que dans d'autres documents. Avec le temps, ces pages, formulaires, et documents seront modifiés pour refléter le changement à l'ARC.
Free Tax Advice Article Submitted to Income Tax Canada.net exclusively by Jim Maroney
CA Canadian Chartered Accountant with Brown, Andrews & Maroney in Maple Ridge, BC, Canada
Official details about this and other topics on income taxes can be found in English & Francais at www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) / l'Agence du revenu du Canada (ARC) offers bilingual information on its website for
NetFile, deductions (benefits - credits), interpretation bulletins, income tax forms (returns) and tax tables (brackets).
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