revenue canada CTB
Question: My friend is raising a grandchild who is now 16 . My friend has legal custody & has been receiving the Child tax benefit for the child since 1997. Revenue Canada decided to audit her this year.They requested a number of documents which she supplied.Apparently the documentation was not good enough though it was all that they requested from her.They then requested more documents which she also supplied.They have suspended her CTB payments & sent her a letter saying she owed $9000.00. The next day she received another letter saying she owed $12000.00. My question is this:If she cannot get this straightened out & they still insist that she owes this money, will they take that money from her pension? She has no other assets.I know that you get many questions everyday but she is at her wits end & does not know what more she can do s& she is thinking the worst & I would really like to be able to give her something positive to look at. Hopefully, this question will be of enough interest to warrant an answer.Thank you for taking the time to read this.
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Answer: Yes, Revenue Canada has the power to deduct money from CPP or OAS if they are owed money. We suggest your friend continue to talk to CRA to reach a settlement. If that doesn’t work, she should call her MP and see if they can intervene on her behalf.