As a general rule, CRA will not accept less
than the full amount owed when dealing with an individual taxpayer.
Not exact matches
If there is dispute over the
amount of debt that was legitimately
owed, is there any clean way to record the fact that one is willing to offer the
amount that one agrees is
owed if any
when the agency commits in writing to agreeing that the debt was in fact paid in
full [e.g. if a company mishandles a customer change of address such that the customer never receives a bill for $ 5.47 for the last few days of service, and only finds out about that last bill
when a collection agency demands $ 95.47, a payment of $ 5.47 should show up as payment in
full, rather
than pennies on the dollar.]
The DAS Administrator, or a fee charging money adviser, can ask creditors to accept less
than the
full amount of the money that you
owed them
when you started the debt payment programme.
To top it off, it's important to remember that
when you settle your debt for less
than the
full amount owed you can get stuck with a tax liability.
That's
when the creditor agrees to accept less
than the
full amount owed.
In many situations, although you are still required to pay a «court fee»
when you notify the court of your intention to complete a defensive driving course,
when you add up this court fee and the cost of your course, the total is usually lower
than the
amount you would
owe if you just pay the
full fine for your infraction.