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Revenue Quebec intends to improve dealings with taxpayers

An action plan unveiled by Revenue Quebec to improve its dealings with taxpayers after the Quebec ombudsman accused the provincial tax department of becoming more intractable and less respectful is viewed with cautious optimism by business and tax professionals.

The action plan was ordered by Quebec Finance Minister Carlos Leitão to remedy an “unacceptable situation” following a scathing report by Quebec ombudsman Raymonde Saint-Germain who for the second year in a row found that Revenue Quebec frequently failed to apply the principles of natural justice or fundamental rules of procedural fairness, rigidly interpreted fiscal legislation despite being aware of jurisprudence contrary to its position, and provoked needless court action to resolve tax disputes with taxpayers.

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