Grumblin' about governments
Jul. 29th, 2010 09:39 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
eveglassA few weeks ago, I got a cheque from the government for my GST returns. It was for around $30. Yay. Due to a number of readjustments to my returns, I got a form in the mail a few days ago informing me that now I owe them about $6. They couldn't have just given me a cheque for $24 instead, and called it even?
Now I'm trying to figure out how the heck to pay it, and bashing my head against the government website. I go to the website on the form, only to be presented with a list of what I want to pay: personal income taxes, business GST, etc. The problem is that while this is a personal income tax thing, the header at the top of the page says "Goods and Services Tax / Harmonized Sales Tax Credit Notice." So I have no idea. Then there's another page: Is this balance/arrears adjustment, installment payment, or something else? There is no hint of this on the form itself. Finally, when I get to the point of actually entering the amount I want to pay, it doesn't actually give me a balance owing or anything, so I have no idea whether it'll go to the wrong department because I clicked the wrong thing somewhere.
I think I'll just stand in line at the bank for 15 minutes. I'm that frustrated.
All this for $6, too.
Grumble.
Now I'm trying to figure out how the heck to pay it, and bashing my head against the government website. I go to the website on the form, only to be presented with a list of what I want to pay: personal income taxes, business GST, etc. The problem is that while this is a personal income tax thing, the header at the top of the page says "Goods and Services Tax / Harmonized Sales Tax Credit Notice." So I have no idea. Then there's another page: Is this balance/arrears adjustment, installment payment, or something else? There is no hint of this on the form itself. Finally, when I get to the point of actually entering the amount I want to pay, it doesn't actually give me a balance owing or anything, so I have no idea whether it'll go to the wrong department because I clicked the wrong thing somewhere.
I think I'll just stand in line at the bank for 15 minutes. I'm that frustrated.
All this for $6, too.
Grumble.
