{"id":939,"date":"2020-06-12T11:37:55","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T11:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/mrc_blog\/personal-finance\/does-cra-call-you\/"},"modified":"2023-12-30T04:13:10","modified_gmt":"2023-12-30T09:13:10","slug":"does-cra-call-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/personal-finance\/does-cra-call-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Does CRA Call You?"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time:<\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\">&lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"939\" class=\"elementor elementor-939\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f659c6c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f659c6c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2dab4a13\" data-id=\"2dab4a13\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ee657d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ee657d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 08-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h2>Does CRA Call You?<\/h2><div><br><\/div>\n<p>Yes, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/revenue-agency.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CRA<\/a> does call you, but it is uncommon. Usually the CRA will contact you by phone if they\u2019re trying to collect tax debt. However, the most common form of correspondence is by mail and email.<\/p>\n<p>If you get a call from the CRA, there is a good chance it is a scam. To confirm whether or not a caller was genuinely from the CRA, note the caller\u2019s name, phone number and location. You can confirm their identity by calling the CRA at 1 (800) 959 &#8211; 8281 for individuals and 1 (800) 959 &#8211; 5525 for businesses.<\/p>\n<h2>Other CRA Account FAQs<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/personal-finance\/can-cra-take-my-child-tax-benefit\">Can CRA Take My Child Tax Benefit?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/personal-finance\/can-the-cra-check-my-bank-account\">How Do I Change My Address With CRA?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/personal-finance\/how-do-i-find-my-cra-business-number\">How Do I Find My CRA Business Number?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/personal-finance\/how-do-i-get-my-cra-notice-of-assessment\">How Do I Get My CRA Notice of Assessment?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/personal-finance\/how-to-set-up-my-cra-account\">How To Set Up My CRA Account?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/personal-finance\/can-i-do-my-taxes-on-the-cra-website\">Can I Do My Taxes on The CRA Website?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/personal-finance\/can-cra-take-my-pension\">Can CRA Take My Pension?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time:<\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\">&lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span> Does CRA Call You? Yes, the CRA does call you, but it is uncommon. Usually the CRA will contact you by phone if they\u2019re trying to collect tax debt. However, the most common form of correspondence is by mail and email. If you get a call from the CRA, there is a good chance it&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/personal-finance\/does-cra-call-you\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Does CRA Call You?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":940,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[21],"class_list":["post-939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-personal-finance","tag-blog-post-template-1-main-template-to-use","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/does-the-cra-call-you-06052020.jpg",924,520,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/does-the-cra-call-you-06052020-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/does-the-cra-call-you-06052020-300x169.jpg",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/does-the-cra-call-you-06052020-768x432.jpg",750,422,true],"large":["https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/does-the-cra-call-you-06052020-1024x576.jpg",750,422,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/does-the-cra-call-you-06052020.jpg",924,520,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/does-the-cra-call-you-06052020.jpg",924,520,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/does-the-cra-call-you-06052020.jpg",924,520,false],"post-image-medium":["https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/does-the-cra-call-you-06052020.jpg",397,223,false]},"post_excerpt_stackable":"<p>Reading Time: &lt; 1 minute Does CRA Call You? Yes, the CRA does call you, but it is uncommon. Usually the CRA will contact you by phone if they\u2019re trying to collect tax debt. However, the most common form of correspondence is by mail and email. If you get a call from the CRA, there is a good chance it is a scam. To confirm whether or not a caller was genuinely from the CRA, note the caller\u2019s name, phone number and location. You can confirm their identity by calling the CRA at 1 (800) 959 &#8211; 8281 for individuals&hellip;<\/p>\n","category_list":"<a href=\"https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/.\/personal-finance\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Personal Finance<\/a>","author_info":{"name":"Mohamed Konate","url":"https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/author\/mohamedkonate\/"},"comments_num":"0 comments","featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":["https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/does-the-cra-call-you-06052020.jpg",924,520,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/does-the-cra-call-you-06052020-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/does-the-cra-call-you-06052020-300x169.jpg",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/does-the-cra-call-you-06052020-768x432.jpg",750,422,true],"large":["https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/does-the-cra-call-you-06052020-1024x576.jpg",750,422,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/does-the-cra-call-you-06052020.jpg",924,520,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/does-the-cra-call-you-06052020.jpg",924,520,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/does-the-cra-call-you-06052020.jpg",924,520,false],"post-image-medium":["https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/does-the-cra-call-you-06052020.jpg",397,223,false]},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"<p>Reading Time: &lt; 1 minute Does CRA Call You? Yes, the CRA does call you, but it is uncommon. Usually the CRA will contact you by phone if they\u2019re trying to collect tax debt. However, the most common form of correspondence is by mail and email. If you get a call from the CRA, there is a good chance it is a scam. To confirm whether or not a caller was genuinely from the CRA, note the caller\u2019s name, phone number and location. You can confirm their identity by calling the CRA at 1 (800) 959 &#8211; 8281 for individuals&hellip;<\/p>\n","category_list_v2":"<a href=\"https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/.\/personal-finance\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Personal Finance<\/a>","author_info_v2":{"name":"Mohamed Konate","url":"https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/author\/mohamedkonate\/"},"comments_num_v2":"0 comments","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/does-the-cra-call-you-06052020.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=939"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/939\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9905,"href":"https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/939\/revisions\/9905"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myratecompass.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}