As we spend more of our lives online, people are looking at more ways to make money online. 

From delivering food, to being a YouTube star, to turning your instagram following into cash, the platform economy is growing, and the taxman wants his cut. 

National Post politics reporter Christopher Nardi walks us through how lucrative business is for some influencers, how Canada Revenue Agency put a team together to track posts from social media influencers, and the ways in which people have been caught ducking their taxes. 

Background reading: The CRA is watching you — Auditors scouring social media for unreported income from influencers

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