Finance Minister Donna Harpauer says she’s aware of situations where someone who has died might receive a $500 cheque. skpoli
Perplexed with the situation, given her estate has been closed, Reine phoned finance officials asking if he could send it back. He said they didn’t want the cheque, telling him “just figure out how you can cash it.”We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.m.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails.
Harpauer explained the government accesses a database through the Canada Revenue Agency when deciding who receives the cheques. Anyone who filed their 2021 taxes would receive the payment, she said, including some who have passed away. “It’s going to be that anomaly of a time period that the person filed, passed away, but the estate was not handling their income tax filing,” she said.
He said her estate has been closed, which means he can’t deposit it. Reine, who lives in Regina, was one of the executors of her estate.Janice Horvath, who lives in Saskatoon, said she received a cheque for her late husband, Charles. She hasn’t yet contacted the government about the incident but said she feels like it’s an “incredible waste of taxpayers’ money.”
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