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VICTORIA – As tax season arrives, annual Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) notification letters will be mailed to British Columbians who have overdue accounts with the Province.
These annual letters from the CRA,
to be mailed between Dec. 5, 2005 and Jan. 11, 2006, remind customers of their
debt and encourage them to contact Revenue Services of British Columbia to
discuss or settle it, or to learn about payment
options.
As a result of the efficiencies gained through
Revenue Services of British Columbia’s timely billing and account management
processes, the number of letters being distributed this year has reduced to
66,000 from almost 115,000 last year.
Since 1999, the Province has been participating in the CRA set-off program, where overdue accounts are referred to the CRA so that federal tax and other refunds may be withheld and applied towards the outstanding debt to the Province. This step is taken when the Province has been unable to contact the customer or when all other collection efforts have failed.
Customers
that receive a notice are encouraged to contact Revenue Services of British
Columbia:
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By telephone, toll-free, at 1-866-361‑5050 from Monday to Thursday between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m., or
Friday between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
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By e-mail at RevenueServicesBC@gov.bc.ca
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By mail at PO Box 9401, Stn Prov Govt, Victoria, B.C. V8W 9V1
· By fax at 250 405-4412 or 250 405-4410
Information is also available on the Revenue Services of British Columbia website at: www.rev.gov.bc.ca/rsbc.
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Communications Manager Ministry of Small Business and Revenue 250 387-4169 |
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