You would think a company would go nuts trying to make sure it’s major cash input system was fixed quickly, but evidently not in the world of the CCRA, still no word on when folks can file their taxes on line, which is annoying, because I doubt they will move the deadline for filing out, which means more filings in a shorter time and more time to get back my refund! Grumble!!!
Canada continues to sell Petroleum distillates well, with our sales overall being almost 5% more than last year at this time. Where is this going? South and to China the two great Gasoline Guzzlers on the planet, as long as Canada can supply it, I think the Canadian economy will continue to rumble along happily (as long as we don’t get invaded for our Water and Oil by some neighbouring country, but that is for another posting, isn’t it 🙂 ).
Commercial software prices continue to rise? Wait, isn’t the fact that software development is being sent to “cheaper” places like India and China supposed to lower these prices? No? Hmmm…. I always chuckle when I read software development managers talk about China and India as “developing” countries. These two countries are where “Civilization” as we know it started (effectively), yet they are “emerging” nations, makes me smile. Is it cheaper to have software developed in these countries? Yet another good posting coming real soon now folks, stay tuned.
Gasoline in Ottawa continues to hover around $1/liter, even though the problems with distribution have allegedly been resolved, interesting, so why does it cost so much these days? Canada is producing more, so are the Saudis, why does it cost so darn much? (rhetorical and sarcastic are both fonts that I need to figure out).
Yup it’s gonna be a rant-ful week!
You mentioned that CRA would likely be in a big rush to fix its major cash input system. In fact the opposite is true. Most people when they file their taxes are getting a refund. This is when the government gives you back your money they have been using for free all year. The major cash input system is the large chunk of your regular paycheque the government scoops up every two weeks, I don’t know the numbers but I would guess that a very high percentage of people are set to receive a refund this year and the government is never in a rush to give you back money.
Why not just file on paper through the mail? I sent my return weeks ago.
Good point, even more reason to rant and complain! Give us ALL our money back! The government always enjoys having their hands in my pockets.
Interestingly there was an aticle somehwere that said that paper returns were being delayed as well.
Sure, use logic and reason on me! Yes, I could file with paper, I guess, but that would ruin a perfectly good rant!!!!
When you mail in your return, how much postage do you put on your return? I ask this because I remember when I did mail in my return, I used to pay the full ticket, but then found out you only needed to add postage for a normal letter?