DiNapoli, who said in the release, that «These audits
are tools for local officials to
make sure proper policies and procedures
are in place to
protect taxpayer dollars...», elaborated.
«We've prevented a crazy 6 per cent rise in the EU budget, we've
made sure the EU budget must reflect domestic spending cuts, and we've
protected the UK
taxpayer from having to bail out EU countries that get themselves into trouble,» he said at a press conference -LSB-...] A 2.9 per cent increase
is expected to see Britain's contribution to the EU budget grow by about # 400 million a year.
These basic lessons
are the «why» behind these two columns: * Never accept the numbers you receive from CRA as
being correct; always
make sure you understand and agree; * Always insist on the background calculations and assumptions to the numbers; there
is no way anyone should pay a bill without understanding it; too many people just pay when it comes to CRA; * Never give up if you think you
are right; having said this, I do not know yet if the company in this story will in fact file a second Notice of Objection to recover the additional $ 1,000... cost benefit does enter into the equation at times; * There
are a surprising number of CRA staff in the various departments who
are understanding and helpful; * As I have stated in earlier columns, there
are mechanisms built into the system that
protect and allow
taxpayers to challenge CRA where it
is appropriate.