Frequently Asked Questions
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1.	Why did my accountant not know about this or do it for me?

2.	Who is eligible - define related?

3.	Why can we only go back 3 years for a refund?

4.	Do I have to pay tax on the money you get back for us?

5.	Will this cause an audit?

6.	Why do I not want to be eligible for EI if I am related to the owner of the company that I work for?

7.	Can't we just go out and do this on our own?

8.	My accountant said that this doesn't apply to us, does it or doesn't it?

9.	I pay into EI, what do you mean that I am not eligible?

10.	Can the company do this too and will we get our money back?

11.	Here is a story of people who collected and then they were told to repay plus interest and penalties.

12.	Can our children collect EI when me and my brother are 50/50 owners?

13.	How much money is at stake?

14.	Why must we file before December 31 and what is the urgency?

15.	What about 33% shareholders and their relatives?

16.	How will they ever know if I'm related to the owners of the company?

17.	I tried to do this on my own and lost, what can I do now?

18.	Do I have to make deductions on my wife?

19.	How do the courts interpret the EI act, the law, and related employees?

20.	I have it in writing that I am eligible, thus I can collect, right?

21.	What happens if I just stop paying?

22.	What laws are you talking about?

23.	I pay my premiums and I want to be able to collect, I can right?

24.	Tell me more about Grants International

25.	How much is the government's EI surplus?

26.	Who is affected by this?

27.	Who should call us?

28.	What's wrong with the system?

29.	I was told that my wife was not eligible to collect, do i have to keep paying?

30.	What about my brother-in-law?

31.	Why does this law exist?

32.	I'm too busy for this right now.

33.	Why would the people working in the government care about whether I am eligible or not for benefits?

34.	How long has Grants International Inc. been in business?

35.	What happens if you go on Maternity Leave?