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e-4564 (Taxation)
E-petition
Initiated by Tim Reynolds from Napanee, Ontario
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
Whereas:
- Accurate filing of yearly taxes is required by law;
- The Government of Canada recognizes that the honour of the Crown guides the conduct of the Crown in all of its dealings with Indigenous peoples;
- Tax-exempt retirement income can only be listed in the same box as taxable income resulting in undue stress, both financial and mental, being placed on the Indigenous population facing reassessments year over year;
- When an Indigenous individual contributes to CPP from their tax-exempt income, the CPP credits they earn are not registered as tax-exempt; and
- Due to gaps in the current filing regime, the Indigenous tax-exempt population is over-represented in reassessment claims, placing great strain on the community and on government resources.
We, the undersigned, residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:
1. Take steps to allow the listing of tax-exempt retirement income on the T4RIF tax slip in a separate box from taxable income;
2. Implement a method to record tax-exempt CPP contributions as they are contributed each year;
3. Update the T4A(P) tax slip for CPP retirement benefits with a separate box to account for the income received that is tax-exempt; and
4. Ensure any and all tax-exempt returns, especially those belonging to Indigenous Canadians, are handled in an efficient and timely manner.
- Open for signature
- September 5, 2023, at 3:08 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- January 3, 2024, at 3:08 p.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
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Shelby Kramp-Neuman
(Hastings—Lennox and Addington)
March 21, 2024 (Petition No. 441-02260)
