2004 - News releases

December

2004-12-21
Interest income from mortgage loans not reported: Jean Chalifoux, lawyer, fined $500,000 for tax evasion

2004-12-13
December Canada Child Tax Benefit payments

2004-12-03
Canada Revenue Agency interest rates for the first calendar quarter

November

2004-11-25
Tax evasion nets former telemarketer 2.5 years in jail and $415,603 fine

2004-11-23
Former Kamloops auto dealership fined $154,382 for GST evasion

2004-11-19
November Canada Child Tax Benefit payments

October

2004-10-22
$1-Million in fines for tax evasion

2004-10-20
CPP pensionable earnings ceiling for 2005 up to $41,100

2004-10-20
October Canada Child Tax Benefit payments

2004-10-18
CRA Reminds Taxpayers of the Proposed Amendment to the Fairness Provisions under the Income Tax Act

2004-10-15
CRA revokes registered charity status of the Collège Rabbinique de Montréal Oir Hachaim D'Tash

2004-10-13
CRA and PSAC reach tentative collective agreement

2004-10-06
Negotiations to resume between the Canada Revenue Agency and the Public Service Alliance of Canada

2004-10-05
Canada Revenue Agency obtains injunction against Union

2004-10-01
October goods and services tax/harmonized sales tax (GST/HST) credit payments

September

2004-09-30
Canada Post Chair Appointed

2004-09-30
Strike not affecting essential services at the Canada Revenue Agency

2004-09-20
September Canada Child Tax Benefit payments issued as planned

2004-09-16
Essential services to continue during strike

2004-09-08
Canada Revenue Agency interest rates for the fourth calendar quarter

2004-09-07
Canada Revenue Agency and Public Service Alliance of Canada unable to reach an agreement by strike deadline

2004-09-02
CRA revokes registered charity status of the Parkinson's Support and Research Society

August

2004-08-31
Minister McCallum to attend APEC Finance Ministers Meeting

2004-08-20
August Canada Child Tax Benefit payments

2004-08-12
Statement from the Honourable John McCallum, Minister Responsible for Canada Post

2004-08-05
Statement from the Honourable John McCallum, Minister Responsible for Canada Post

2004-08-03
Increase to the Canada Child Tax Benefit payments in July

July

2004-07-29
Statement from the Honourable John McCallum, Minister Responsible for Canada Post

2004-07-15
Temporary change to direct deposits of the July Canada Child Tax Benefit payments

2004-07-05
July goods and services tax/harmonized sales tax (GST/HST) credit payments

June

2004-06-18
June Canada Child Tax Benefit payments

2004-06-03
Canada Revenue Agency interest rates for the third calendar quarter

May

2004-05-21
May Canada Child Tax Benefit payments

2004-05-05
The Canada Revenue Agency Enters into Information Sharing Agreement with the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission of Newfoundland and Labrador

2004-05-03
Canada, Australia, United Kingdom and the United States agree to establish a Joint International Tax Shelter Information Centre

April

2004-04-29
Canada signs International Tax Convention

2004-04-20
April Canada Child Tax Benefit payments

2004-04-05
April goods and services tax/harmonized sales tax (GST/HST) credit payments

2004-04-05
Electronic filing of income tax returns jumps in 2004

2004-04-05
Revenue Minister Keyes announces appointment to the Canada Revenue Agency Board of Management

March

2004-03-29
Budget Commits $24 Million Over Two Years to Strengthen Charities Sector

2004-03-19
March Canada Child Tax Benefit payments

2004-03-15
Revenue Minister Keyes announces appointment to the Canada Revenue Agency Board of Management

2004-03-01
Canada Revenue Agency interest rates for the second calendar quarter

February

2004-02-20
February Canada Child Tax Benefit payments

2004-02-10
Agents to give business tax help on Saturdays

2004-02-10
CRA expands electronic Service for Seniors

January

2004-01-20
January Canada Child Tax Benefit payment

2004-01-05
January goods and services tax/harmonized sales tax (GST/HST) credit payments