CRA Annual Report to Parliament 2008-2009 - Unaudited Supplementary Financial Information

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Unaudited Supplementary Financial Information

Table 1 Comparison of Planned to Actual Spending

2008-2009
(in thousands of dollars)
2007-2008
Actual
Main Estimates [Footnote 1]
Planned Spending1
Total Authorities [Footnote 2]
Actual2
Strategic Outcome: Taxpayers meet their obligations and Canada’s revenue base is protected
Taxpayer and Business Assistance [Footnote 3]
985,885
350,466
365,745
622,654
604,987
Assessment of Returns and Payment Processing [Footnote 4]
871,315
839,090
864,698
940,057
884,967
Accounts Receivable and Returns Compliance [Footnote 5]
695,321
643,111
662,994
742,946
724,003
Reporting Compliance
1,333,748
1,363,569
1,432,006
1,483,442
1,412,781
Appeals
156,127
161,288
165,346
172,504
169,262
Strategic Outcome: Eligible families and individuals receive timely and correct benefit payments
Benefit Programs [Footnote 6]
380,563
379,837
384,414
409,059
402,656
Total
4,422,959
3,737,361
3,875,204
4,370,662
4,198,656
Less:
Non-Tax Revenues
Respendable Revenue –Pursuant to Section 60 of the CRA Act
171,763
161,263
161,263
219,585
219,585
Non-respendable Revenue
44,014
N/A
50,731
N/A
51,074
Plus:
Cost of services received without charge
211,053
N/A
244,069
N/A
250,314
Net Cost of Agency
4,418,235
N/A
3,907,279
N/A
4,178,311
Note: Numbers may not add due to rounding
[Footnote 1] Internal Services (Program Activity 7) has been attributed to the 6 Program Activities under the two strategic outcomes as follows: Taxpayer and Business Assistance, 9.75%; Assessment of Returns and Payment Processing, 23.83%; Accounts Receivable and Returns Compliance 20.74%; Reporting Compliance, 36.99%; Appeals, 3.69% and Benefit Programs, 5%.
[Footnote 2] Internal Services (Program Activity 7) has been attributed to the 6 Program Activities under the two strategic outcomes as follows: Taxpayer and Business Assistance, 11.47%; Assessment of Returns and Payment Processing, 22.60%; Accounts Receivable and Returns Compliance 21.35%; Reporting Compliance, 35.38%; Appeals, 3.46% and Benefit Programs, 5.74%.
[Footnote 3] Starting in 2007-2008, included in this Program Activity are the Softwood Lumber Statutory Payments ($603.6 million in 2007-2008 and $180.5 million in 2008-2009).
[Footnote 4] Includes payments to the Ministère du Revenu du Québec in respect of the joint administration costs of Federal and Provincial sales taxes ($140.7 million in 2007-2008 and $131.7 million in 2008-2009).
[Footnote 5] Includes payments to private collection agencies ($12.4 million in 2007-2008 and $9.1 million in 2008-2009).
[Footnote 6] Includes a) Relief for Heating Expenses (program announced in 2000) ($1.1 million in 2007-2008 and $0.9 million in 2008-2009); b) Energy Costs Assistance Measures expenses (program announced in the fall of 2005) ($1.0 million in 2007-2008 and $0.5 million in 2008-2009); and c) Statutory Children's Special Allowance payments ($208.2 million in 2007-2008 and $211.8 million in 2008-2009).



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2009-11-05