October 11, 2016
Manitoba Finance Advises of Possible Tax Levy Returns Mailing Error
Manitoba Finance advises approximately six returns for health and post-secondary education tax levy accounts may have been included in the envelopes for other businesses in error.
These returns display the business name, address, account number and reported total payroll.
Once this error was discovered, immediate action was taken to find the cause and correct it. Manitoba Finance is directly notifying all businesses that may be affected.
Business owners who have not received a return or received a return along with one for another business are asked to contact Manitoba Finance at 204-945-5603 or 1-800-782-0318 (toll-free) immediately.
The province has also advised the Manitoba Ombudsman of the situation. Anyone with concerns about whether their personal information might have been affected can also contact the ombudsman’s office by:
- mail: 750-500 Portage Ave. (Colony Square), Winnipeg, MB R3C 3X1;
- phone: 204-982-9130 or 1-800-665-0531 (toll-free);
- fax: 204-942-7803; or
- email: ombudsman@ombudsman.mb.ca.
Manitoba Finance takes the confidentiality of tax information very seriously. The department apologizes for this error, continues to investigate and will take corrective action as recommended.
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