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Quiz: Benefit validation reviews

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1 A recipient selected for a validation review asks what she did to attract it. Selection follows automatically from any reassessment Selection always follows something irregular in the file Recipients may be selected at random as part of routine sampling, or because information in the file prompted a check Selection is triggered only by third-party reports

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2 A recipient missed the response deadline on a validation review letter. What has happened? Payments continue while CRA follows up The review is closed in the recipient's favour by default Nothing yet — the review stays open indefinitely Entitlement is treated as not established, payments stop, and amounts already paid for the period become an overpayment

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3 A recipient is waiting on a letter from her child's school and cannot meet the deadline. What is available? An extension of the response deadline may be available where more time is needed to obtain documents The review is automatically paused once she notifies CRA she is waiting She should submit what she has and the file will close Nothing — the deadline in the letter is fixed

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4 How does a validation review differ from an audit? They are the same process under different names A validation review always follows an audit A validation review verifies benefit entitlement conditions and is distinct from an audit of a tax return A validation review is an audit limited to one tax year

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5 What outcomes can a validation review reach? Entitlement is only ever reduced or confirmed The review results in a reassessment of the return rather than a benefit determination Entitlement confirmed, adjusted, or not established, and an adjustment may increase entitlement as well as reduce it Entitlement confirmed or not established — there is no middle result

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6 Why do validation reviews exist at all, given benefits are already calculated from filed returns? Reviews are required by statute for every recipient on a fixed cycle Reviews replace the annual July recalculation Returns are not verified at assessment, so the review substitutes for assessment Benefits are paid on self-reported information without verification at the time of payment, so reviews verify entitlement afterwards

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7 A recipient in a family violence situation says she cannot safely obtain the documentation requested. What applies? She should ask the other party to provide it directly to CRA CRA has specific provisions for recipients in situations involving family violence who cannot safely obtain requested documentation The documentation requirement is fixed regardless of circumstances The review must be objected to rather than answered

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