In these times of uncertainty due to the pandemic, you may be
wondering about the implications to your current audits and tax
disputes with the Canada Revenue Agency ("CRA"). Although
the situation is fluid and changing rapidly, here is what we know
so far.
CRA Audits
On March 18, the CRA announced that it will not initiate any new
audits for the next four weeks (i.e. until
approximately April 15). For almost all businesses (other than
large corporations), the CRA also said that it will temporarily
suspend ongoing audit interaction with taxpayers and their
representatives. If you were under audit before March 18, we
anticipate delays in communicating with the Audit Division as most
CRA offices are closed until April 5. We understand that some CRA
employees are working remotely during this closure, but that
personnel are being diverted to core functions such as processing
benefit and credit payments in order to grant relief needed at this
time. We anticipate that
