Warning: Don’t participate in tax schemes

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is advising Canadians to steer clear of tax schemes this tax season.

What are tax schemes?

Tax schemes are plans and arrangements that attempt to deceive taxpayers by promising to reduce the taxes they owe, for example through large deductions or promises of tax free income. Schemes can also include other creative ways to convince people to pay less taxes.

Be careful—here are some common elements of tax schemes:

A good rule of thumb – if something sounds too good to be true, it most likely is.

What can you do to protect yourself and other taxpayers from tax schemes?

For more information on tax schemes, please visit Canada.ca/tax-schemes.

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Contacts

Media Relations
Canada Revenue Agency
613-948-8366
cra-arc.media@cra-arc.gc.ca

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