Article contentOTTAWA – The federal government wants the Canada Revenue Agency to start filing taxes for some Canadians, particularly those who are missing out on potentially crucial benefits. Try refreshing your browser, or 'They already have all the freaking information': Federal government announces plan to file some people's taxes for them Back to video“The Government will also work to introduce free, automatic tax filing for simple returns to ensure citizens receive the benefits they need,” the speech read. In other words, the Trudeau government promised to reverse how taxes are filed for Canadians with “simple” returns. But in all likelihood, the proposal would have CRA send affected taxpayers a pre-filled tax return based on the vast trove of revenue, benefit and employment information the agency already has in its databases. Then, those taxpayers would either confirm the validity of the information, or amend it with new information and send it back to the agency.

Source: National Post September 25, 2020 00:07 UTC