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The vast majority of
Canadians pay their taxes. In fairness to all those law-abiding
citizens, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) conducts compliance programs.
The CRA seeks publicity on convictions in the case of tax evasion. They
advise the media in cases of people, corporations, and trusts convicted
in the courts for tax evasion or for failing to file income tax returns
when required. The information released to the media is available to the
public since it is derived strictly from court records and not from
confidential information held by CRA.
The following are a sample
of recently published releases about tax convictions in the province of
Ontario.
2009-03-04
Evading taxes nets 45 days in jail and fine for Kitchener contractor
2009-02-26
Ottawa acupuncturist fined $250,000 for tax evasion
2008-06-19
Windsor man fined $20,000 for scheme involving fraudulent income tax
refunds
2008-06-12
Theatre set designer sentenced to house arrest for not filing taxes
2008-06-06
Timmins man fined $3,000 for not filing tax returns
2008-6-05
Markham trucker fined $10,090 for tax evasion
2008-06-02
$3.2 million fine for Grimsby GST fraudster
2008-05-20
Mississauga company fined $270,000 for failing to remit employee payroll
taxes
2008-04-15
Toronto businessman fined for tax evasion
2008-03-20
Plumber fined $17,000 for failing to file tax returns
2008-02-08
Longlac drywaller fined over $4,700 for tax evasion
2008-02-04
Richmond Hill businessman pleads guilty to GST fraud and personating
other individuals
2008-02-01
Copper Cliff businesswomen fined $3,000 for not filing tax returns
2008-02-01
Cambridge man jailed and fined over $141,000 for tax evasion
2008-01-22
Langton electrician fined $8,000 for not filing tax returns
2007-12-19
London florist fined $12,000 for again failing to file tax returns
2007-12-04
St. Catharines business partners fined over $80,000 for tax evasion
2007-11-26
Richmond Hill tow truck company fined $21,000 for not filing GST tax
returns
2007-11-09
Restaurant owner fined over $12,000 for tax evasion
2007-11-06
Meat distribution company given $1,075,325 in tax evasion fines
2007-10-15
Kitchener variety store owner fined $42,000 for tax evasion
2007-10-12
Electrical contractor fined $12,219 for making false statements on tax
returns
2007-10-12
Understating income leads to fine of $18,360 for tax evasion
2007-10-01
Plattsville subcontractor fined over $103,000 for tax evasion
2007-09-11
Sarnia trucker fined over $28,000 for GST offences
Further information on tax
convictions can be found in the Media Room on the CRA website at
www.cra-arc.gc.ca/convictions.
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