Canada Revenue Agency won’t extend tax deadline if workers strike – National | 24CA News
The Canada Revenue Agency says it won’t lengthen the deadline to file taxes even when 1000’s of its employees go on strike amid an ongoing labour dispute.
“There are no plans to extend the T1 tax filing deadlines, as a potential strike in no way impedes the ability of Canadians to file their taxes electronically or on paper,” an company spokesperson instructed Global News in an e mail Thursday.
“Canadians should take steps to ensure their return is filed by May 1, 2023, along with payment for any balance owing.”
As of Friday, greater than 35,000 company employees, represented by the Union of Taxation Employees (UTE) and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), had been in a authorized place to strike after voting ended final week.
That’s along with the 122,000 different Public Service Alliance of Canada federal employees who entered a strike place as of Wednesday.
The labour dispute over contracts, wages and distant work comes because the May 1 deadline to file revenue tax and profit returns for 2022 is approaching.
In the occasion of a strike, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has warned some companies could also be delayed or unavailable.
Specifically, the CRA anticipates there could also be delays in processing some revenue tax and profit returns, notably these filed by paper, and elevated wait occasions in touch centres.
Even if there’s a labour disruption, the company says on its web site that profit funds shall be prioritized and the kid profit will proceed.
As negotiations proceed, CRA is encouraging Canadians to file their taxes “as soon as possible, not only this year but every year.”
A last spherical of negotiations between PSAC and CRA is about for April 17-20.
The impending walk-off, would which be “one of the largest strikes in Canadian history” in accordance with PSAC’s nationwide president Chris Aylward, might disrupt and delay entry to a number of federal companies.
PSAC, one among Canada’s largest unions, represents almost 230,000 employees in each province and territory in Canada, together with greater than 120,000 federal public service employees employed by Treasury Board, and greater than 35,000 employed by the CRA.
— with information from Global News’ Aaron D’Andrea
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