SubscribeTaxation, gotta love it.
In 2008 I jumped on the technological bandwagon (I’m such a Luddite in general) and eFiled my taxes through a tax company. All went well, or at least as well as expected when you are justifying the money you made and paid all through the year, and desperately trying to ensure that they don’t go and take more.
In any case, I filed, I stopped thinking about it.
Oh, and I moved.
In August of 2009 a letter was sent to my old address past the time when it would be forwarded to my new address.
I didn’t respond to the letter that I’ve never seen. Go figure.
The government decided that since I never responded to a request for information that, lo and behold, I had actually submitted in the paper form of my return but which was not included in the eFile form, they should re-evaluate my claim. In December of 2009 they did exactly that.
They decided that I should not be able to claim my daughter as my dependent without a Schedule 5 (the missing paperwork from above) so they took her out and decided that I owe them money. Not a small amount. More than enough to by more race wheels! Not that I need more race wheels, but you know what I’m saying, right?
Anyway, they sent me a letter (to the same address) to tell me that I owed them money. I didn’t respond to this letter that I never received either. Amazing.
So they sent my new bill, the one I knew nothing about, to collections in the government. Guess what, this arm of the government had NO problem tracking me down. Ah joy!
Anyway, I’ll have to jump through some hoops, but this will probably all get resolved in a month or so. I’m sure I won’t get an apology, but I don’t really want one, I just want them to go away.
I’m crawling back into my fucking cave though, no more of that eFile shit for me, Luddite and proud!
Nutrition and Exercise
— start of work
0900
- Pudding cup (100 cal)
1200
- 3 pieces of bbq chicken (red chicken)
- small amount of potatoes
- pudding cup (100 cal)
1400
- Wunderbar (310 cal)
- Large sour candy (90 cal)
1530
- Bag of chips (210 cal)
— end of work
1800
- small bombay chicken pasta salad
- small potato salad
2100
- 3 cookies
2300
- small bits of cake with icing
- piece of cake
by Ray, on July 24 2010 @ 06:27:14
Yeah, efile or netfile won’t convey change of address either. You need to remember to update the CRA of your address change regardless, but Netfile is really the way to go. I buy MyTaxExpress for $6 each year and file my whole family hehe.