The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced that on May 13, 2013, Corinne Desjardins and Brian Desjardins, of Sudbury, Ont., pleaded guilty in the Ontario Court of Justice in Sudbury, to a total of 10 counts for failing to file tax returns. They were fined a total of $10,000. When taxpayers or corporations are convicted of … Read more
National Revenue Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.) delivered a statement with regards to information on Canadians with offshore assets that has allegedly been in the possession of several media outlets. More information is available online. Call 613-995-2960.
National Revenue Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.) and Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism) Maxime Bernier (Beauce, Que.) announced new measures to combat international tax evasion and aggressive tax avoidance, including a $30-million investment by the government and the creation of a dedicated team to implement measures from Economic Action Plan 2013. More information … Read more
The Canada Revenue Agency announced that Imad Kutum pleaded guilty on Nov. 27, 2012 in the Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton, Ont., to one count of fraud over $5,000 under the Criminal Code. He was sentenced to two years in jail and a fine of $100,000. The full release is available online. Call 519-675-3248. … Read more
The Canada Revenue Agency will revoke the registration of The Life Centre Word of Faith Ministries Inc., a Toronto-based charity. The notice of revocation will be published in the Canada Gazette with an effective date of May 4, 2013. More information is available online. Call 613-952-9184. The Canada Revenue Agency will revoke the registration of … Read more
National Revenue Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.) highlighted that the Canada Revenue Agency has made satisfactory progress on improvements to tax debt collections, according to the latest report from the Auditor General of Canada. The amount recovered has grown by 87 per cent between 2005-2006 and 2011-2012. In fiscal year 2011-12 alone, the agency recovered … Read more
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) would like to remind Canadians that they have until midnight on April 30, 2013, to file their 2012 income tax and benefit return and to pay any balance owing. More information is available online. Call 613-952-9184.
National Revenue Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.) highlighted that the government has increased auditing resources for the Canada Revenue Agency's international compliance programs since 2006. Economic Action Plan 2013 builds on these efforts, and will provide the CRA with an unprecedented ability to crack down on international tax evasion and aggressive international tax avoidance. The … Read more
The Canada Revenue Agency issued a letter to the CBC asking for cooperation on the release of information pertaining to cases of offshore aggressive tax avoidance and possibly tax evasion. The full letter is available online. Call 613-952-9184.
National Revenue Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.) highlighted important new initiatives introduced by the government in Economic Action Plan 2013 to strengthen the capacity of the Canada Revenue Agency to crack down on international tax avoidance and evasion. Shea also publicly called upon the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists to provide the agency with the … Read more
