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Gov't of Canada targeting retail workers with employee discount tax


Political | 207899 hits | Oct 10 5:52 pm | Posted by: Coach85
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Some Conservative MPs and business lobby groups are accusing the Liberal government of targeting low-wage earners with new rules around taxation of employee discounts.

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  1. by avatar Strutz
    Wed Oct 11, 2017 1:17 am
    Complete bullshit.

  2. by Thanos
    Wed Oct 11, 2017 1:26 am
    Good example of punching down if there ever was one.



    Let me tell you how it will be
    There's one for you, nineteen for me
    Cos I'm the taxman, yeah, I'm the taxman

    Should five per cent appear too small
    Be thankful I don't take it all
    Cos I'm the taxman, yeah I'm the taxman

    If you drive a car, I'll tax the street
    If you try to sit, I'll tax your seat
    If you get too cold I'll tax the heat
    If you take a walk, I'll tax your feet

    Taxman!
    Cos I'm the taxman, yeah I'm the taxman

    Don't ask me what I want it for
    If you don't want to pay some more
    Cos I'm the taxman, yeah, I'm the taxman

    Now my advice for those who die
    Declare the pennies on your eyes
    Cos I'm the taxman, yeah, I'm the taxman

    And you're working for no one but me
    Taxman!

  3. by avatar Caelon
    Wed Oct 11, 2017 2:16 am
    "Strutz" said
    Complete bullshit.

    So instead of giving staff 20% off of retail they get to buy it 'on sale' like the regular public.

    Dentist give their employees free or low cost dental care as a perk. Guess that is gone too.

  4. by avatar Strutz
    Wed Oct 11, 2017 2:43 am
    I find it ridiculous and petty to see employee discounts, whether in the form of % off goods or services provided by their employer or as a free meal while on shift (in the case of restaurant industry staff), being treated as a taxable benefit.

    It's just a tax grab against people who work in the service industry and are generally in the lower end of the pay scale. I'm betting those that came up with this one never once worked in the service industry.

    What's next? Targeting seniors who take advantage of "senior discounts" and "senior rates" that are offered by many stores and services?

  5. by avatar DrCaleb
    Wed Oct 11, 2017 12:18 pm
    So, if I buy a car at 'Employee Discount' pricing, does that apply to me?

  6. by avatar BRAH
    Wed Oct 11, 2017 1:14 pm

  7. by avatar BartSimpson Gold Member
    Wed Oct 11, 2017 3:34 pm
    Someone explain to me how taxing low-income employees on discounts is "Progressive"???

    And to anyone who wants to defend this bullshit here's a big huge FUCK YOU!!!

  8. by Thanos
    Wed Oct 11, 2017 4:37 pm
    No one is, which is why L'il Potato's people are beating a hasty retreat on the idea. Probable though they'll sneak something in elsewhere in the byzantine maze of the tax code to make up for it. Fuckers never miss a beat.

  9. by avatar herbie
    Wed Oct 11, 2017 5:31 pm
    As they clearly explained to the press yesterday, this was not the government or the Liberals pulling this. It was the scumbags within the CRA's own initiative.
    The gov't didn't "retreat" it told them to fuck off. And now let's see if they axe the dickheads responsible.

    The entire CRA has the attitude that they can interpret the rules any way they want, to their advantage.

  10. by Thanos
    Wed Oct 11, 2017 5:35 pm
    So they say now. If it weren't for the opposition and media bringing it to attention it would have slid through with no one, except the people getting ripped off on their discounts and tax returns, being any wiser.

  11. by avatar herbie
    Wed Oct 11, 2017 7:09 pm
    Not so they say.
    The original announcement wasn't made by an MP.
    It was from a CRA mandarin.

    The bureaucracy is capable of endless stupid decisions.

  12. by avatar Coach85
    Wed Oct 11, 2017 8:08 pm
    "herbie" said
    Not so they say.
    The original announcement wasn't made by an MP.
    It was from a CRA mandarin.

    The bureaucracy is capable of endless stupid decisions.


    A Liberal MP, Marco Mendicino, has come to defend the policy on the CBC.
    http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/revenue ... -1.4348076

    During an appearance before the House of Commons finance committee late last month, Littler raised issues with the folio's new wording. He said Liberal MP Kamal Khera, the parliamentary secretary to the national revenue minister, and others on the committee, weren't even aware such a major change was coming, even though CRA announced the change last fall.


    Asleep at the wheel.



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