Computer Foul-up Breaks Canadian Tax Filing System

Started by TehBorken, Mar 08 07 07:36

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TehBorken

Oopsie.

Computer Foul-up Breaks Canadian Tax Filing System

During a weekend maintenance window, the [a href="vny!://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/agency/updates/eservices-e.html"]Canada Revenue Agency[/a]  [a href="vny!://www.thestar.com/News/article/189175"]experienced data corruption issues[/a] in the tax databases.  As a precaution, they have [a href="vny!://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070307.wtaxes0307/BNStory/Technology/home"]disabled all electronic filling services[/a], and paper based returns will be stacking up in the mail room, as returns cannot be filed at all until the problem is fixed. Apparently on Monday they discovered tax fillings submitted electronically where the social insurance number, and the date of birth were swapped.
 
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Gopher

A fool's paradise is better than none.

Lise

Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell the name will carry.
Bill Cosby.

Gopher

Yeah, but will we be charged extra tax to pay for them to put it right again?
A fool's paradise is better than none.

Lise

Of course. Would they have it otherwise?
Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell the name will carry.
Bill Cosby.