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THE FIFTH ESTATE

The CRA alleges this firm was part of a $63M tax 'sham.' Why isn't it trying to get the money back?

The Canada Revenue Agency and the federal Department of Justice have made a behind-the-scenes deal with a telecom company they continue to allege was part of a tax refund sham that was designed to deceive authorities into paying out tens of millions of dollars of public money.

CRA paid out $37M to tax scammers, unsealed affidavit alleges

A once-sealed affidavit filed with the Tax Court of Canada and obtained by The Fifth Estate details how alleged scammers tricked the Canada Revenue Agency and made off with $37 million of taxpayers' money.

KPMG wants CRA affidavit in tax 'sham' case struck from public record

Earlier this year, KPMG Law requested a temporary sealing order in the case regarding its client Gold Line Telemanagement, which the Canada Revenue Agency accuses of involvement in a "carousel scheme." Now, KPMG has applied to the court to have the affidavit at issue struck from the record completely.
THE FIFTH ESTATE

How fallout from top secret documents found at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort could affect Canada

The discovery of top secret documents at Donald Trumps Mar-a-Lago resort sparked a criminal investigation and has the former U.S. president facing the possibility of criminal charges. But its also raised alarms in intelligence circles, where allies of the U.S., which share information and include Canada, wonder what is in the documents and if it could have an impact on intelligence needed to protect national security.
THE FIFTH ESTATE

Wood from B.C. forests is being burned for electricity billed as green but critics say that's deceptive

The largest power station in the U.K., Drax, burns wood pellets sourced from B.C.s old growth and untouched forests to create electricity. Scientists and environmentalists argue its a false solution to the climate crisis.
THE FIFTH ESTATE

WE Charity misled donors about building schools in Kenya, records show

Marc and Craig Kielburgers WE Charity routinely misled school-aged children and wealthy philanthropists across North America for years as it solicited millions for schoolhouses in Kenya and other projects in its Adopt-A-Village program, an investigation by CBCs The Fifth Estate has found.
The Fifth Estate

Wealthy KPMG clients continued to dodge taxes for years after CRA detected offshore 'sham'

In 2010, Canada Revenue Agency auditors unearthed a scheme they called a sham that ultra-rich Canadians were using to dodge taxes. But previously unreported court records obtained by CBCs The Fifth Estate and Radio-Canadas Enqute show it didn't stop then. Some taxpayers continued to exploit the tax dodge for several years without officials realizing.
FIFTH ESTATE

MPs braced for battle with global accounting firm over naming wealthy Canadians behind offshore tax shelters

For years, ultra-wealthy Canadians have been setting up offshore shell companies in the Isle of Man sothey can dodgetaxes back home. Now, MPs on the House of Commons finance committee appear readyto try to dismantle the shield ofsecrecy surrounding those companies.
FIFTH ESTATE

MPs urged to demand the names of Canadians behind offshore tax shelters

A tax expert who was prevented from speaking to a Commons committee about tax avoidance five years ago says it's time for MPs to demand the identities of Canadians behind offshore shell companies.
FIFTH ESTATE

Multiple WE Charity donors raised money for same borehole well in Kenyan village

Three groups donated tens of thousands of dollars each in 2013 to WE Charity, then known as Free the Children, for what turned out to be the same well in a village in Kenya, contributing total amounts that far exceeded the cost of the project and raise questions about what the charity did with the extra money that was collected.