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http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/taxes-cra-irs-banking-1.4028793

Canadians should be told if their banking info shared with IRS, says MP
Canada Revenue Agency says banks should tell their clients
By Elizabeth Thompson, CBC News Posted: Mar 17, 2017 5:00 AM ET

The Canada Revenue Agency should notify Canadian residents when their
bank account information is being shared with the U.S. Internal
Revenue Service, says the NDP's revenue critic.

Pierre-Luc Dusseault says informing Canadian residents their
information is being sent to the IRS could prevent others from landing
in the same predicament as Jeffrey Pomerantz, a Vancouver area man
facing a $1.1-million lawsuit for failing to file a form reporting his
bank accounts outside the U.S.

Dusseault said there could be more lawsuits because of the "large
number" of files regarding Canadian bank accounts being transferred
under an intergovernmental agreement between the U.S. and Canada.

The deal was negotiated in the wake of the U.S. adopting the Foreign
Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).

"I would emphasize again the need for the CRA to notify Canadian
taxpayers when they transfer their files to the IRS, a foreign
government department," said Dusseault. "This notification may avoid
that kind of situation."

    Department hits Vancouver-area man with $1.1M lawsuit over bank form
    Transfer of banking records of Canadian residents to U.S. taxman doubles

Canada's Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien has already recommended
that Canadian residents be notified when their bank account
information is transferred, Dusseault pointed out.

In September 2016, the CRA shared information about 315,160 bank
accounts — double the number it shared a year earlier in the first
year of the agreement.

However, Revenue Minister Diane LeBouthillier's office said it is the
responsibility of individual banks to let clients know if information
about their bank accounts might be transferred.
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Pierre-Luc Dusseault, NDP MP for Sherbrooke, says the transfer of
information about banking records could lead to more Canadian
residents being pursued by U.S. authorities. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian
Press)

"The legislation implementing the Canada-U.S. Intergovernmental
Agreement (IGA) requires that Canadian financial institutions
communicate with account holders of pre-existing accounts if there is
information suggesting that they are a U.S. citizen or resident (e.g.,
their client file contains a U.S. contact address or phone number,)"
said spokesperson Chloé Luciani-Girouard.

"These clients would therefore be on notice that their information may
be exchanged with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service."
CRA will respond to requests

While the government has no plans to inform people whose bank account
information has been shared, those who want to know can contact their
financial institution or the CRA, Luciani-Girouard said.

"The CRA will respond to any request to confirm whether information
relating to a particular individual or entity has been reported and
provided to the U.S. under FATCA. To date, fewer than 10 such requests
have been received by the CRA," she added.

    Tax law has more Americans living abroad renouncing citizenship, lawyer says

The information-sharing agreement was in the spotlight Thursday
following a CBC report that Pomerantz, a dual Canadian-U.S. citizen,
is being sued by the U.S. Justice Department for $860,300 US in civil
penalties, late payment penalties and interest.

While Pomerantz filed income tax returns to both Canada and the U.S.,
the Justice Department said he failed to file a Foreign Bank and
Financial Accounts report to the U.S. Treasury's Financial Crimes
Enforcement Network (FinCEN) for three tax years.

During those years, Pomerantz had accounts with the Canadian Imperial
Bank of Commerce and in Switzerland with Sal Oppenheim JR& Cie, in
addition to a corporation in the Turks and Caicos Islands, the U.S.
Justice Department said in its lawsuit.

In a separate case, Pomerantz is challenging an audit by the IRS.
Court challenge

Lynne Swanson, part of a group challenging the bank account
information sharing agreement in Federal Court, said the Pomerantz
case is an example of how the bank account information agreement can
make some Canadian residents vulnerable.
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The CRA transferred 315,160 Canadian bank records to the IRS in
September 2016. (Susan Walsh/Associated Press)

"I don't think they should be transferring any information. Period.
Full stop," she said.

"If they are transferring it, of course, they should be telling people
that they have transferred it and what they have transferred. But I
don't think they should be transferring anything."

Elizabeth Thompson can be reached at elizabeth.thompson@cbc.ca

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David Raymond Amos
Gee I wonder if Elizabeth Thompson or Diane LeBouthillier and
Pierre-Luc Dusseault bothered to read the email i sent them and many
others on St Valentine's Day?


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Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 10:15:04 -0400
Subject: RE FATCA ATTN Pierre-Luc.Dusseault I just called and left a
message for you
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"Diane.Lebouthillier"<Diane.Lebouthillier@cra-arc.gc.ca>,
"mark.vespucci"<mark.vespucci@ci.irs.gov>, mcu <mcu@justice.gc.ca>,
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elizabeth.thompson@cbc.ca, "ht.lacroix"<ht.lacroix@cbc.ca>,
"hon.melanie.joly"<hon.melanie.joly@canada.ca>

Trust that Trump, CBC and everybody else knows that I speak and act
Pro Se particularly when dealing with the Evil Tax Man

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Transfer of Canadian banking records to U.S. tax agency doubled last year
Documents for thousands of Canadian residents transferred under
controversial FATCA legislation

By Elizabeth Thompson, CBC News Posted: Jan 29, 2017 5:00 AM ET

Banking records of more than 315,000 Canadian residents were turned
over to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service last year under a
controversial information sharing deal, CBC News has learned.

That is double the number transferred in the deal's first year.

The Canada Revenue Agency transmitted 315,160 banking records to the
IRS on Sept. 28, 2016 — a 104 per cent increase over the 154,667
records the agency sent in September 2015.

Lisa Damien, spokeswoman for the CRA, attributed the increase to the
fact it was the second year for the Canada-U.S. information sharing
deal that was sparked by the U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
(FATCA).

"The exchange in September 2015 was based on accounts identified by
financial institutions at the time," she said. "The number of reported
accounts was expected to increase in 2016, because the financial
institutions have had more time to complete their due diligence and
identify other reportable accounts."
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Prior to coming to power, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau opposed the
agreement to share banking records of Canadian residents with the IRS.
He has since changed his position. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press)

The transmission of banking records of Canadian residents is the
result of an agreement worked out in 2014 between Canada and the U.S.
after the American government adopted FATCA. The U.S. tax compliance
act requires financial institutions around the world to reveal
information about bank accounts in a bid to crack down on tax evasion
by U.S. taxpayers with foreign accounts.
Dual citizens, long-term visitors affected

The deal requires financial institutions to share the banking records
of those considered to be "U.S. persons" for tax purposes — regardless
of whether they are U.S. citizens.

Among the people who can be considered by the IRS as "U.S. persons"
are Canadians born in the U.S., dual citizens or even those who spend
more than a certain number of days in the United States each year.

Former prime minister Stephen Harper's government argued that given
the penalties the U.S. was threatening to impose, it had no choice but
to negotiate the information sharing deal. The former government said
it was able to exempt some types of accounts from the information
transfer.
CRA

The Canada Revenue Agency transfers banking records of people believed
to be 'U.S. persons' to the IRS. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press)

The Canada Revenue Agency triggered controversy after it transferred
the first batch of Canadian banking records to the IRS in September
2015 in the midst of the election campaign, without waiting for an
assessment by Canada's privacy commissioner or the outcome of a legal
challenge to the agreement's constitutionality.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Treasury Board President Scott Brison
and Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale have dropped calls to scrap
the deal, which they had made before the Liberals came to power.
Watchdog wants proactive notification

Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien has raised concerns about the
information sharing, questioning whether financial institutions are
reporting more accounts than necessary. Under the agreement, financial
institutions only have to report accounts belonging to those believed
to be U.S. persons if they contain more than $50,000.

Therrien has also suggested the CRA proactively notify individuals
that their financial records had been shared with the IRS. However,
the CRA has been reluctant to agree to Therrien's suggestion.
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Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien has questioned whether the CRA is
transmitting more banking records to the IRS than is necessary.
(Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)

NDP revenue critic Pierre-Luc Dusseault said the increase in the
number of files transferred was "surprising," and he questioned
whether financial institutions are only sharing records of accounts
worth more than $50,000.

"I don't see how there would be 150,000 more accounts reportable to
the IRS in one year. It is something I will look into."

Dusseault said the CRA should notify every Canadian resident whose
banking records are shared with the IRS.

Lynne Swanson, of the Alliance for the Defence of Canadian
Sovereignty, which is challenging the information sharing agreement in
Federal Court, said she has no idea why the number of banking records
shared with the IRS doubled.
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NDP revenue critic Pierre-Luc Dusseault says the CRA should notify
every Canadian resident whose banking records are shared with the IRS.
(Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)

"It still seems low in comparison to the number of Canadians that are
affected by this," she said. "It is estimated that a million Canadians
are affected by this."
Hopes for repeal

Swanson hopes that U.S. President DonaldTrump, or Congress — which is
now controlled by the Republican Party — will scrap FATCA. The
Republican platform pledged to do away with the information collecting
legislation.

"FATCA not only allows 'unreasonable search and seizures' but also
threatens the ability of overseas Americans to lead normal lives," the
platform reads. "We call for its repeal and for a change to
residency-based taxation for U.S. citizens overseas."

Swanson's group is also hoping the Federal Court of Canada will
intervene, although a date has not yet been set for a hearing.

"A foreign government is essentially telling the Canadian government
how Canadian citizens and Canadian residents should be treated. It is
a violation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms."

Elizabeth Thompson can be reached at elizabeth.thompson@cbc.ca