The CBC say the Canada Revenue Agency is checking postal codes to find any hint that the homeowners there are not paying as much as CRA thinks they should. What’s the matter with you? It might be Post Road, Chestnut Park or Bessborough Drive but the tax collection agency is on the job. The story Monday says this search is among “the wealthiest neighbourhoods” but no definition is given. They’re looking for undeclared wealth, signs that a taxpayer is actually richer than their income tax filings suggest. “Comparing someone’s lifestyle — cars, boats, houses — to their reported income helps us identify people who are non-compliant,” said CRA spokesperson Zoltan Csepregi. Details of the initiative, launched in the summer, were obtained by CBC News under the Access to Information Act.
