A Burns Lake-area couple is appealing a B.C. Supreme Court Justice's decision regarding their treatment by the federal government's tax collector.
Following an 18-day trial, Justice Lisa Warren found in May that while Canada Revenue Agency auditors and investigators made mistakes in their analyses, much of the problem had to do with the state in which Nathan and Elly Foote kept their records.
The couple, who live on a ranch property in Southbank, filed an appeal last week.
In an email to The Citizen, Elly Foote said, in part, that Warren refused to allow documents essential to their ability to cross-examine CRA witnesses, including sections of the CRA manual related to auditing farms.
She said they were also not allowed to include testimony from an independent forensic accountant and charts demonstrating random omissions by CRA investigator of receipts and cancelled cheques she had seized.
The Footes, who argued the case themselves, are seeking a lawyer and are asking for help to finance their appeal.
