Case Study: How We Helped A Client Clear An Old CRA Court Judgment From Their Credit Report

Overview: An Old CRA Tax Debt Still Showing as a Judgment

Our tax law firm recently closed a matter in which a client came to us after discovering that a CRA tax debt believed to be long settled was still showing up as an active court judgment on the client’s credit report. The judgment was standing in the way of a financing transaction, and the client needed documented proof, quickly, that the underlying tax debt had actually been paid. This case illustrates a problem we see recur: the CRA’s collection remedies can create a public court record that outlives the debt itself, and clearing that record takes more than confirming a zero balance with the CRA.

Background: How a CRA Certificate Becomes a Federal Court Judgment