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1. Canadians spend billions complying with complex personal income tax system

   Appeared in the Financial Post, April 27, 2017 With the tax-filing deadline just around the corner, it’s worth reflecting on how much the personal income tax (PIT) has changed since it was first introduced 100 years ago. For example, Ottawa now collects ...

2. Liberals could simplify Canada’s tax system

   Appeared in the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal, May 7, 2016 The federal Liberals should be applauded for recognizing that Canada’s tax code has become increasingly complex—something Canadians understand well after having just filed their income tax ...

3. The solution to Canada’s tax complexity is simple: Simplify the system

   Appeared in the Financial Post, April 28, 2016 Filed your taxes yet? You’ve got until midnight on May 2. Unfortunately, due to Canada’s increasingly complex tax system, Canadians today can face great challenges when filing their taxes. Things have gotten ...

4. Measuring Personal Income Tax Complexity in Canada

   Canadian families and businesses incur significant costs complying with the tax system. Those costs include direct spending on items such as accountants, lawyers, and computer software, as well as the financial cost of the time it takes to compile the ...

5. Canada’s tax system requires swift simplification

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun Filed your taxes yet? You’ve got until Thursday at midnight. After that, according to the federal government, you’re officially in arrears. Unfortunately, due to Canada’s increasingly complex tax system, Canadians today face ...

6. Measuring Tax Complexity in Canada

   Canadian families and businesses incur significant costs complying with the tax system. Those costs include direct spending on items such as accountants, lawyers, and computer software, as well as the financial cost of the time it takes to compile the ...

7. Tax Compliance Costs in Canada

   Appeared in the Red Deer Advocate As the stress of the April 30th tax filing deadline fades and the shock realization by most Canadians regarding how much income and payroll taxes they pay subsides, it’s worthwhile considering the costs imposed on ...

8. The Compliance and Administrative Costs of Taxation in Canada 2013

   There are a number of economic costs associated with taxes, some of which unfortunately, are almost always ignored or misunderstood. The direct and most visible cost of taxes is simply the tax itself. It is the amount of earnings that individuals or ...

9. Compliance and Administrative Costs of Taxation in Canada

   Compliance costs refer to the costs incurred by individuals and businesses in complying with tax laws and regulations. Administrative costs include the expenses incurred by governments to manage and maintain the tax system. The are all too often neglected ...