QUEBEC—The Quebec government will ask Ottawa for the power to collect federal taxes in a move that could reduce paperwork for companies and individuals who would only have to file a single tax return instead of two. Quebec Finance Minister Carlos Leitao says the government will “very soon” send an official letter to Ottawa on the subject of taxes. Quebec is the only province to have a tax department that is completely independent and distinct from the federal government’s. The province has also collected the GST in Quebec for the federal government since the early 1990s. Robillard’s report recommended Quebec “seriously consider the option of transferring its tax administration operations to the federal government.” That recommendation was quickly shelved, however.

Source: thestar May 18, 2018 00:00 UTC