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Broader pattern of suspicious payouts requires external investigation: sources. More than two years after paying out $4.99 million in an allegedly bogus refund, the Canada Revenue Agency is stuck in Federal Court trying to figure out where the money went and how to get it back. The seven-figure refund was issued through the CRA’s automated processes in the spring of...
Revelations come as revenue minister set to testify at parliamentary committees. In early 2024, senior officials at the Canada Revenue Agency were so concerned it had wrongly authorized bogus refunds of tens of millions of dollars that they wrote confidential briefing notes stating that the agency was plagued by significant "gaps" in its ability to spot — and stop — scammers, records show.
Privacy commissioner launches investigation into Canada Revenue Agency. In the summer of 2023, a Canadian taxpayer logged into his Canada Revenue Agency account, falsely amended previous tax returns and wrongly claimed he was suddenly owed more than $40 million in refunds.
Agency admits it vastly underreported cyberattacks against Canadian taxpayers to Parliament. At the height of this year's tax season, the Canada Revenue Agency discovered that hackers had obtained confidential data used by one of the country's largest tax preparation firms, H&R Block Canada. Imposters used the company's confidential credentials to get unauthorized access into hundreds of Canadians' personal CRA accounts...