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Iristel accuses CRA of lying in tax fight
In an increasingly bitter dispute with the nation’s tax collector, Iristel Inc. has accused a Canada Revenue Agency employee of lying under oath in a court case related to an audit of the company, and has asked the Attorney General’s office to investigate. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in …
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Iristel fights traffic stimulation finding, proposed $1.25M fine
Iristel Inc. says the CRTC wrongly determined it was stimulating traffic to the 867 area code and “fundamentally misunderstood” the role of a tariffed rate it significantly reduced in a bid to stop the practice, the company has argued in a review-and-vary application. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in …
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Rogers denies Iristel’s caller ID manipulation complaint
Iristel Inc.‘s complaint to the CRTC that it thought Rogers Communications Inc. might have been involved in a scheme where some Canadian customers have had their caller ID tweaked to make it seem like calls are originating from the U.S., are “false and utterly without foundation,” Rogers says. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers …
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CRA withholding wage subsidy from Iristel: court filing
Iristel Inc.‘s ongoing fight with the Canada Revenue Agency has become yet more complicated, as the company filed a new application for judicial review Friday, alleging that the CRA improperly withheld some $600,000 Iristel was owed under the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) program. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign …
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CRTC proposes fines for Iristel, Telus over ‘self-serving’ conduct
The CRTC has proposed enforcing a financial penalty of between $750,000 and $1.25 million on both Iristel Inc. and Telus Corp. after finding each company had breached the Telecommunications Act during a long-running dispute over calls to the 867 area code. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN …
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Iristel calls for caller ID manipulation to be outlawed
Iristel Inc. has asked the CRTC to issue an order explicitly prohibiting the manipulation of caller ID information to circumvent routing restrictions, alleging in a Part 1 application that Rogers Communications Inc. may be involved in a scheme where some of its Canadian customers have had their caller ID tweaked to make it seem like …
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Federal Court will hear Iristel’s arguments against CRA in tax fight
In a tax case worth tens of millions that Iristel Inc. said its survival hinged on, the Federal Court of Appeal has agreed with the company that the Federal Court has jurisdiction to review the conduct from the Canadian Revenue Authority during the course of an audit of Iristel’s tax returns. This content is available …
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