Income Tax Audit Manual - Domestic Compliance Programs Branch (DCPB)
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Income Tax Audit Manual
Domestic Compliance Programs Branch (DCPB)
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The Income Tax Audit Manual is for CRA employees involved in income tax audits of small and
medium-sized businesses. The information in this manual can be applied in other areas of CRA work, and chapters are cross-referenced in various CRA memos and training documents, as well as other manuals.
To avoid renumbering cross-referenced material, when it has become necessary to delete or relocate information in the manual, the section or chapter has been marked as “for future use” or “section removed.”
Chapters 2.0, 5.0, 7.0, 14.0, 17.0, 18.0, 21.0, 22.0, 23.0, 25.0, 26.0 have been removed and marked "for future use."
Table of Contents
Chapter 1.0 The Income Tax Audit Manual – Organization, Purposes, and Uses *
Chapter 3.0 Taxpayer Rights and Taxpayer Relief
Chapter 4.0 Auditor's Standards of Conduct, Authorities, and Responsibilities
Chapter 6.0 Organization of the Audit Division in the Tax Services Office
Chapter 8.0 Business Intelligence and Quality Assurance
Chapter 9.0 Audit Planning and Preparation *
Chapter 10.0 Conducting the Audit *
Chapter 11.0 Completing the Audit *
Chapter 12.0 Specific Audit Guidelines and Checklists *
Chapter 13.0 Audit Techniques *
Chapter 15.0 International Audit Issues – Under Review *
Chapter 16.0 Clearance Certificates, Estates, and Trusts *
Chapter 19.0 Objections and Appeals *
Chapter 20.0 Valuation of Inventory *
Chapter 24.0 Transactions Involving Related Persons, Corporations and Shareholders, Dividends, etc. *
Chapter 27.0 Income *
Chapter 28.0 Penalties *
Chapter 29.0 Losses *
Appendix - Laws and Corporate Policy Instruments
* Due to its size, chapters of the Income Tax Audit Manual are being added to the CRA virtual reading room as soon as they become available.
- Date modified:
- 2016-08-02