More than eight out of 10 of those polled agreed that "tax credits, tax exemptions, and tax loopholes disproportionately benefit corporations and wealthy Canadians compared to average Canadians." Budget cuts blamedThe poll analysis excluded responses from 429 computer-systems employees, focusing instead on the 1,741 tax professionals working directly in assessment and collection operations, including 1,384 tax auditors. It found that 79 per cent agreed with the tax professionals who believe the wealthy have an easier time dodging taxes. "If it's the tax professionals that are really concerned … then we should be worried," Sanger said in an interview. A spokesperson for the CRA, which was provided an advance copy of the PIPSC survey report, did not comment directly about the findings.

Source: CBC News August 17, 2018 08:00 UTC