- Canada Revenue Agency
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) (Revenue Canada under the
Federal Identity Program ) a federal agency that administerstax law s for the Government ofCanada and for most provinces and territories,international trade legislation, and various social and economic benefit and incentive programs delivered through the tax system. It also oversees the registration of charities in Canada, and tax credit programmes such as theScientific Research and Experimental Development Tax Credit Program .The Canada Revenue Agency was previously known as the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) until a federal government reorganization in December 2003 when it was decided to split the organization's customs and revenue responsibilities into separate organizations. Since then,
Canada Border Services Agency is part of thePublic Safety Canada portfolio to handle customs responsibilities.The CCRA was short-lived, having been created in a November 1999 reorganization of the federal government where it had been known for many years under its statutory name the Department of National Revenue. It was also referred to as Revenue Canada under the of the Treasury Board of Canada. To this day, most Canadians have continued to refer to the agency as "Revenue Canada" through its CCRA and CRA official designation periods.
ee also
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Taxation in Canada
*EFILE
*NETFILE
*Canada Border Services Agency External links
* [http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/ Canada Revenue Agency]
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