August 11, 2005
Centres of expertise to address international tax planning
Revenue Minister McCallum and the Canada Revenue Agency have announced the creation of 11 centres of expertise to address aggressive international tax planning.
"I am committed to ensuring a level playing field for all Canadians, and that is why I take the issue of tax havens seriously," said Minister McCallum. "The CRA is continually challenging aggressive international tax planning structures and the new Centres of Expertise will equip the CRA with even more tools to ensure that everyone is paying their required share of taxes."
According to the CRA news release, the centres "represent a new way of doing business for the CRA by bringing together audit professionals from the areas of international tax, special audits and tax avoidance to create teams of experts, the CRA is ensuring a more coordinated approach in addressing aggressive international tax planning and the abusive use of tax havens."
Centres of Expertise will be located at Tax Services Offices in Burnaby, Calgary, Halifax, Laval, London, Montréal, Ottawa, Saint John, Toronto West, Vancouver, and Winnipeg.
For more information, see the news release on the CRA web site at:
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/newsroom/releases/2005/aug/nr050809-e.html
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