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You think the government that allowed all this to happen is going to be any more adept at correcting it?
T4A moratorium officially lifted, CRA reports
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Next will be that millions of dollars will need to be spent to manage the information that the data created. They'll contract it out and the contractor will be 10's of millions over budget and get nothing material to act on.
Like I said, give me a few sheckles, let me be involved in 10 carrier audits, any 10 and 5 broker audits, any 5, and I will find so much information to act on that the auditors will be busy all year long. So much simpler than what everyone just went through.
Like I said, give me a few sheckles, let me be involved in 10 carrier audits, any 10 and 5 broker audits, any 5, and I will find so much information to act on that the auditors will be busy all year long. So much simpler than what everyone just went through.
Unfortunately this was the straw that broke the camel's back. After 30+ years in this business I have decided to end our business this year. Can not handle the crap anymore. All the Bramladesh carriers, the scammers the fake insurance certificates. Will end on a high note as everyone will get paid as soon as they submit their invoices. Quad bypass and heart attack was more than enough last year to push me to the end.
The Goverment doesn't want to correct this issue. They could care less as long as freight keeps moving. If this was such a serious issue they would of cracked down on it long time ago. This has been done to appease the OTA and everyone else screaming for a level playing field. They implemented the MELT system and look at the mess they made with that. They are laying off people in all sectors of the Goverment so who is going to do all these audits? Jim in the perfect and correct world you are 100 % right.
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Yes. If you hire the driver as an employee then it is is a T4. Anyone you broker a load out over $500 to is a T4A.
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I worked with 23 Brokers in 2025. I only received 5 emails requested my GST information to send me a T4A. I reached out to all of the remaining brokers.
In total I received 6 T4A out of 23 required to file my taxes. CRA has told me I am not able to file until they are all received.
One broker I worked with paid me directly part of the year and then I factored their invoices part of the year. They sent my T4A to the factoring company. The factoring company forwarded it to me.
Even though I received 6 T4A via email, none of them are uploaded into my CRA account. I asked CRA if I file my taxes and report my full income and the T4As post later will it look like I have extra income I did not claim. The answer was yes and can trigger an audit. So now I have to wait.
Also I would like to add that the CRA gave me incorrect information over a few calls saying we are exempt since we are an owner operator and not a corporation - did not require a T4A. I then spoke to one rep who says 100% all contracted self employed, weather it be an owner operator aka contracted that I need to have a T4A.
This is very messy.
In total I received 6 T4A out of 23 required to file my taxes. CRA has told me I am not able to file until they are all received.
One broker I worked with paid me directly part of the year and then I factored their invoices part of the year. They sent my T4A to the factoring company. The factoring company forwarded it to me.
Even though I received 6 T4A via email, none of them are uploaded into my CRA account. I asked CRA if I file my taxes and report my full income and the T4As post later will it look like I have extra income I did not claim. The answer was yes and can trigger an audit. So now I have to wait.
Also I would like to add that the CRA gave me incorrect information over a few calls saying we are exempt since we are an owner operator and not a corporation - did not require a T4A. I then spoke to one rep who says 100% all contracted self employed, weather it be an owner operator aka contracted that I need to have a T4A.
This is very messy.
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I really don't know who you talk to at CRA.
You are absolutely able to file. You do not need a T4A to file your taxes. You report all of your income regardless of how you received it and let the CRA decide if it is taxable or not. There are lots of tax preparers who can walk you through the process. If you file your taxes and the T4A's post later they may audit and you will just show how that T4A revenue is a part of your reported revenue - end of audit. It is highly likely that if you report more revenue than the sum of all your T4A's then you will not get triggered for an audit. Like @Mario mentioned, CRA is laying off thousands. It is less likely you will get audited if everything looks right.
I don't really understand the Owner Operator but not a corporation. Are you a one truck carrier operating as a Sole Proprietor? Maybe this is what is confusing CRA as well.