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On Jan 16, 8:53 am, Alan Baggett <canada.revenueage...@canada.com>
wrote:
> Canada Revenue Agency: How Canadians Pay their Taxes? :CRA SOTW
>
> Well, this week’s Tax Tale is belated but that doesn’t mean it does
> not deserve a read and some consideration.
>
> Marketwire - June 22, 2007 - Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced
> today, that to date, it has received over 18.3 million payments. The
> vast majority of Canadians prefer to pay their taxes through their
> financial institutions, electronic banking, or by cheque. Cash
> payments continue to decline and make up only 0.3% of all payments.
>
> Canadians have many options to choose from when they make a payment to
> the CRA. They can use telephone and Internet banking service,
> preauthorized debit, send payments by mail to CRA Tax Centres, or pay
> by cheque, money order or debit card at CRA payment counters. They can
> also make their payments in cash, free of charge, at financial
> institutions across Canada.
>
> Total number of payments received as of June 15, 2007
>
> Payment Method        2007             2006                Change
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Cheque                       8,399,499    8,071,721            4.06%
> ------------------------------------------------------
> Financial institution   5,921,409    5,770,122            2.62%
> ------------------------------------------------------
> Electronic Banking    3,666,037    3,009,212          21.83%
> ------------------------------------------------------
> Pre-Authorized Debit    237,500       241,652         -1.72%
> ------------------------------------------------------
> Interdepartmental            78,046        89,138         -12.44%
> ------------------------------------------------------
> Cash                                51,259          63,073
> -18.73%
> ------------------------------------------------------
> Debit Card                      40,976          43,469         -5.74%
> ------------------------------------------------------
> Total                        18,394,726   17,288,387          6.40%
> ------------------------------------------------------
>
> End of article
> **********
>
> It seems like these categories are for voluntary payments.
>
> Except for Interdepartmental (which may be Statutory Set-offs) it says
> nothing about payments collected through legal actions. Nothing about
> garnishments to financial institutions. Nothing about garnishments to
> employers. Nothing about garnishments to third parties. Not even a
> mention about payments collected via Writs and seizures.
>
> That’s a pretty big omission.
>
> And it would be very interesting to know.
>
> Unless the number is so great that it would be embarrassing.
>
> Then its best left unsaid.
>
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Of course there will be omissions. CRA doesn't want to tarnish it's
sterling reputation. lol