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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1984-12-19, Page 31Page 8 --Crossroads --Dec 19, 1984 Mainstrearn Canada Righting wrongs By Tony Carlson Our judicial system is based upon one very simple principle: a person is in- nocent until proven guilty,. That is the way we have tried to treat people accused of every imaginable mis- doing, from overstaying their welcome at parking meters to committing the most heinous crimes in our criminal code. It has taken until now for those in authority to recog- nize that the same principle should apply to taxpayers. The new federal govern- ment, acting on the recom- mendation of its own task force which operated while the Conservatives 'were in opposition, has promised to create a law allowing tax- payers to postpone paying taxes in dispute until the appeal is settled. At the moment, until this new legislation is passed, taxpayers areforced to. pay up even when they are ap- pealing Revenue Canada assessments. Not only does that fly' in the face of established legal principle, but also it is just plain misguided in a prac- tical sense. In recent ap- peals, Revenue Canada has turned out to be wrong 80 per cent of the time. That means taxpayers, in many cases small business operators, must tie, up cash and re- serves to.. satisfy what too often turn out to be unjustifi- able demands by the tax- man. To their credit, 'Revenue Minister Perrin Beatty and Finance Minister Michael Wilson have moved swiftly to right this wrong. As significant are the signals coming out tf Ottawa that the entire tax system must be simplified.This has long been a priority for the Canadian Federation of In- dependent Business whose 65,000 members consistently point to the tax burden and government regulations as their top two problems. The message seems to be getting through to Parlia- ment Hill where Wilson, in his recent economic state- ment, called the tax system overly complex end pledged to introduce a package designed by the. last govern- ment to clear up some of the mess. Civil servants have also been told to find more ways of cutting through the tax regulation jungle. Wilson said the tax system '"imposes ans unnecessary cost in time and money just to understand and comply with the law. And the more complicated the tax system is, the less effective will be the investment incentives contained in it." Exactly. That's what small busing operators have been sayi for a longtime. Over the last few years, and in the decades to come, small and medium-sized enterprises have been and will be ac- counting for a large majority of the jobs created in our economy. But every hour and every dollar entrepreneurs spend trying to decipher tax hiero- glyphics means less time for getting on with business, ex- panding the firm, adding new workers. One measure in the new tax package alone will save small businesses $50 -million a year in accounting fees, That will free up a lot of "those human and financial resources we're counting on to make a dent in the unem- ployment numbers. It is not the only answer, but it is one way of helping the moribund employment scene regain its health. s Cut & Wrapped % Regular for the Freezer Ground Hanging Weight approx. 60 lbs. Whole Hipof Beef Beef k kg. 4.61 g. 3.26 lb. ■09 lb. ■ Utility Grade ( up to 14 lbs.) While Supply Lasts Cut & Wrapped tor the Freezer Hanging Weight approx. 130-150 lbs. Whole Hind of Beef . kg. 4.611b. 2.09 Full Slice Boneless Round Steak Roasts or Round Steak kg. 6.591b. 2.99 Yonng-drivers at fault Teenage drivers are in- volved in one of every four injury accidents. 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