It sounds like they’re suggesting most of the businesses they took money back from unintentionally claimed too much. They also said it was the third-parties who assisted with inaccurate claims that they’re most interested in. Considering these would be accountants there might actually be some consequences for them that aren’t just “bad application? That’s a fine.”
Considering the chaos and immediate need that these programs were conceived under, I think that the approach of giving money as quickly as possible then following up when the dust settled was the right approach. Like the premise of our justice system - better that some dishonest people have money they don’t deserve temporarily than those in dire need go without.
Also, do we know they’re not being charged interest?
Considering the chaos and immediate need that these programs were conceived under, I think that the approach of giving money as quickly as possible then following up when the dust settled was the right approach.
I agree.
The headline makes it seem like the CRA is scamming people, but really, they are just adjusting for the over-compensation given.
Now do criminal charges. Or I’m doing it next time around (motherfucking precedent, yo) I could always use the interest-free loan to get ahead, fuck.
Edit: why the fuck do I ever play by the rules? Sure as hell isn’t doing me any favours
The rules were so unclear at first that even CRA agents were confused. Pretty hard to charge people for things they couldn’t possibly know were illegal/were told by governmental agents were legal.