S-24314264-65-66Elizabeth II2015-2016-2017An Act to amend the Canada Revenue Agency Act (reporting on unpaid income tax)Fairness for All Canadian Taxpayers Act (measuring the tax gap to fight international tax evasion)An Act to amend the Canada Revenue Agency Act (reporting on unpaid income tax)201711
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Downe4211311SUMMARYThis enactment amends the Canada Revenue Agency Act to require the Canada Revenue Agency to report on all convictions for tax evasion, including international tax evasion, and on the tax gap in the annual report it submits to the Minister of National Revenue for tabling in Parliament. It also requires the Minister to provide data on the tax gap to the Parliamentary Budget Officer.Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada enacts as follows:Alternate Title
Alternate titleThis Act may be cited as the Fairness for All Canadian Taxpayers Act (measuring the tax gap to fight international tax evasion).
1999, c. 17Canada Revenue Agency Act
Subsection 88(2) of the Canada Revenue Agency Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (c):a detailed list of all convictions for tax evasion, including a separate list for international tax evasion;the statistics on the tax gap compiled and analyzed on behalf of the Minister under subsection 88.1(2);Canada Revenue Agency ActRelevant portion of subsection 88(2):Form and contentsThe annual report must include
The Act is amended by adding the following after section 88:
Definition of tax gapIn this section, tax gap means the sum of the amount of taxes that should have been assessed under the Income Tax Act on undeclared income plus the difference between the amount of taxes assessed under that Act and the amount of taxes collected. The calculation of the tax gap is to be based on, among other things, an estimate ofthe value of reassessments as a result of the audits of income tax returns of taxpayers, including individuals, corporations and trusts, in respect of their relevant sources of income, including employment, capital gains, dividends and interest;the possibility of collecting additional revenue resulting from such reassessments;the rate, established through audits, of incorrect income tax returns that were not detected before assessment; anduncollected tax resulting from the non-compliance of a reporting entity with the requirement to report specified foreign property under section 233.3 of the Income Tax Act.Statistics on the tax gapThe Minister shall, on an annual basis, collect, compile, analyze and abstract statistics on the tax gap in respect of taxpayers, including individuals, corporations — segmented by size — and trusts resident in Canada.Parliamentary Budget OfficerThe Minister shall provide the Parliamentary Budget Officer with the data on the tax gap collected and compiled under subsection (2) and any additional data that the Parliamentary Budget Officer considers relevant to conducting a further analysis of the tax gap.ExceptionSubsection 79.4(2) and sections 79.41 to 79.5 of the Parliament of Canada Act apply, with any necessary modifications, to the data referred to in subsection (3) as if that data were information requested under subsection 79.4(1) of that Act.
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