Musings of a Tax Chick... Shopify and the CRA requirement to provide information - what does it mean for your business?

The CEO of Shopify (Tobias Lutke) tweeted last week that the company intends to fight a request from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) to turn over six years of records of more than 121,000 Canadian stores using the firm’s platform.  If you use Shopify in your business, this tweet should have made you sit up a little straighter in your chair...

What is a "requirement" and can Shopify be required to turn over this information?  Check out this episode for more details!

RESOURCES DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE:

• Requirements to Provide Information: https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/technical-information/compliance-manuals-policies/acquiring-information-taxpayers-registrants-third-parties.html 
• Jamie Golumbek, "How the taxman uses the 'unnamed persons' rule to uncover potential tax cheats (Financial Post) https://financialpost.com/personal-finance/taxes/how-the-taxman-uses-the-unnamed-persons-rule-to-uncover-potential-tax-cheats
• National Post Article on France/Australia requests: https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/france-australia-join-canada-in-seeking-information-from-cra-on-shopify-clients-as-part-of-tax-audits 

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What is The Tax Chick Podcast?

Tax is complex, but it does not always have to be so complicated and shrouded in mystery. Host Amanda Doucette is a self-proclaimed foodie, spin class and Pilates enthusiast, and a tax lawyer. She fell into the practice of tax law despite having a life-long hatred of spreadsheets, math and numbers in general. Join Amanda and her guests as they unpack some serious Canadian tax topics and attempt to demystify the world of tax.