Teachers, CRA in dispute over housing: CRA SOTW

[Alan Baggett]

Teachers, CRA in dispute over housing: CRA SOTW


Teachers, CRA in dispute over housing
Is First Nation's low rent a subsidy?

CBC News
Some teachers working on a Saskatchewan First Nation say that when it comes to assessing on-reserve housing, the Canada Revenue Agency needs a lesson in fairness.

The teachers work at a school on the Waterhen Lake First Nation, near Meadow Lake, about 300 kilometres north of Saskatoon.

Some of them live in accommodations supplied by the reserve and pay $250 per month in rent, a rate that is below market level for housing in nearby communities such as Meadow Lake.

The CRA says the low rent amounts to a housing subsidy which, in their books, is a taxable benefit.

Teachers who did not report the benefit have been assessed back taxes, in some cases amounting to thousands of dollars.

It is not known how many teachers are facing a tax arrears bill.

One kindergarten teacher, however, gives low marks to tax officials.

Rent reflects conditions, teachers say
Jessica Wolff has been teaching on the reserve for two years.

She told CBC News that, while the rent is low, it reflects the condition of the housing.

"I think they are not understanding that we don't live in Meadow Lake, that our living conditions and cost of living just isn't comparable," Wolff said. "So while they think we should be paying the same rent on a three bedroom house in Waterhen Lake as Meadow Lake, we strongly disagree."

The teachers have written to the CRA and say the agency has promised to look at their concerns within the next four to six months.

Wolff said she was hopeful that once officials actually looked into the situation, they would change the tax assessments.

"I'd like to see the CRA kind of see the situation we are in, and I guess tear up the bills," she said.

Wolff added that the tax treatment could be to blame for the school's losing teachers.

CRA officials declined to answer questions about the specific case.


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[Peeassha]

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Teachers, CRA in dispute over housing: CRA SOTW


Teachers, CRA in dispute over housing
Is First Nation's low rent a subsidy?

CBC News
Some teachers working on a Saskatchewan First Nation say that when it comes
to assessing on-reserve housing, the Canada Revenue Agency needs a lesson in
fairness.

The teachers work at a school on the Waterhen Lake First Nation, near Meadow
Lake, about 300 kilometres north of Saskatoon.

Some of them live in accommodations supplied by the reserve and pay $250 per
month in rent, a rate that is below market level for housing in nearby
communities such as Meadow Lake.

The CRA says the low rent amounts to a housing subsidy which, in their
books, is a taxable benefit.

Teachers who did not report the benefit have been assessed back taxes, in
some cases amounting to thousands of dollars.

It is not known how many teachers are facing a tax arrears bill.

One kindergarten teacher, however, gives low marks to tax officials.

Rent reflects conditions, teachers say
Jessica Wolff has been teaching on the reserve for two years.

She told CBC News that, while the rent is low, it reflects the condition of
the housing.

"I think they are not understanding that we don't live in Meadow Lake, that
our living conditions and cost of living just isn't comparable," Wolff said.
"So while they think we should be paying the same rent on a three bedroom
house in Waterhen Lake as Meadow Lake, we strongly disagree."

The teachers have written to the CRA and say the agency has promised to look
at their concerns within the next four to six months.

Wolff said she was hopeful that once officials actually looked into the
situation, they would change the tax assessments.

"I'd like to see the CRA kind of see the situation we are in, and I guess
tear up the bills," she said.

Wolff added that the tax treatment could be to blame for the school's losing
teachers.

CRA officials declined to answer questions about the specific case.


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Miss a Tax Tale Miss a lot!
Visit the CRA SOTW Library at http://canada.revenue.agency.angelfire.com
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Alan Baggett http://www.taxcollectorsbible.com/ - Tax Collector's Bible


When the stock market finally drops somewhere around 80
percent they won't have to worry about their pension because
the whole thing will evaporate. They'll be working their
golden years at either McDonalds or Walmart as they watch
their pension approach zilch.

[Canuck57]

Post by Peeassha
When the stock market finally drops somewhere around 80
percent they won't have to worry about their pension because
the whole thing will evaporate. They'll be working their
golden years at either McDonalds or Walmart as they watch
their pension approach zilch.

Depends how you invest. In terms of USDs, all Canadian pensions lost
10% in the last year to devalued Canadian money.

But Ottawa is in the business of making Canadians poor. A $1.8 trillion
GDP economy, and $630 fed+province tax regime, 35% of every GDP dollar
goes to fed+provinces and city property/education/utility taxes extra.

Its all about statism bloat, bailouts of uncommon good and tax greed.

Its why we need inflated wages to live in Canada, and lose jobs to
Mexico and China as they are not hyper-taxed devaluing economies of
ponzi government debt.

But hey, people love government propaganda. But ask why governments
can't solve the economic problems? Its because they are the problem!
Ever since 2005/6 when they created no value electronic counterfeit
money for their out of control spending bloat, bailouts and uncommon
good as no one wise would lend money to government for returns below
real inflation+taxes.

Its all about deceiving people out of their money for politicians,
unions, corrupt corporations and crooked banks. CBC, Canadians BSing
Canadians enjoys our blind faith...a billion dollar corporate/union
welfare hog.

We are economic slaves of a corrupt government state.

[Canuck57]

Post by Alan Baggett
Teachers, CRA in dispute over housing: CRA SOTW

Just civil service GREED. Should be no different for commoners than for
teachers. Its heavily subsidized and should be taxed like it would be
for normal people. This is a huge taxable benefit thus should be taxed.

Isn't the only civil service exception, if you look carefully at pension
income splitting and pension amount deductions its just right for MPs
and civil service with retirement 55 to take advantage of income
splitting 10 years earlier than 99% of commoners can do.

Just more Ottawa screwing people, at least these civil service whiners
can do is eat the same crap the rest of us tax-slaves do.