No Cash Deals (CRA)

PROTECT YOURSELF!! What to do when you hire a contractor: When a contractor works on your home, you need to be protected from a number of risks. These risks exist whether you are hiring someone for a simple home repair, a large renovation project, the construction of a new home or cottage, or to work on a rental property you own.
Cash deals without contracts mean a lot of risk for you. Contractors who don't issue receipts and don't prepare contracts are risky and may not protect you from accidents or their mistakes. You could face lawsuits and financial loss if there is a work-related injury or damage to your property.
Without a contract, you could lose any deposit or advance payment given to the contractor, or find yourself charged far more than you expected. There is little you can do about poor quality or incomplete work and no assurance that you will get warranty coverage and after-sales service.
If you participate in the underground economy, you affect the government's ability to provide services such as health care, pensions and employment insurance. The CRA takes this problem seriously, and has over 1200 employees involved on identification, audit and enforcement initiatives aimed at addressing the underground economy.

Cash or Contract?
This Revenue Canada annoucement on their website depicts a Christians (and all other taxpayers), to enter honest law abiding contracts. A Christian should not be in the business of cheating the government regardless of how much one thinks the tax man is out to get them. Christ commands his followers to pay taxes and avoid illegimate business activities, when he said "give unto Cesear the things that are Cesear's and unto God the things that are Gods". Too many people are content to make cash payements and avoid the GST or PST, thinking that no one will ever be the wiser, but God knows when we cheat on our income tax returns or enter into aggressive tax planning. Tax fraud whether it is cash sales or on your tax returns, illustrates the level of obedience we have in following all of the 10 commandments. The question remains when is it permissable to enter into civil disobedience [and not pay taxes for this reason), because the governemnt may use your tax payer dollars to fund things like abortion etc] and not violate Gods commandments?