The Canada Revenue Agency offers business tax help on Saturdays

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has issued a news release reminding Canadians that it will provide service on its business enquiries telephone lines on two Saturdays, February 16, and 23, 2008, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The extended service is provided to assist employers who need help preparing T4 slips for employees.

"The CRA's business enquiry telephone service operates year round with agent-assisted service available from Monday to Friday between 8:15 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Automated service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The business enquiry telephone number is 1-800-959-5525.

The CRA takes the privacy and confidentiality of taxpayer information very seriously. When calling the business enquiry service, taxpayers are asked to answer personal and account-specific questions to confirm their authority to discuss the business account with the CRA. Taxpayer account information is available only to those individuals who have authorization to access the account.

For general information on business-related topics 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, visit the CRA Web site at www.cra.gc.ca."