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Newmarket , Ontario, January 23, 2017 … The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced today that on October 20, 2016 Wolfgang John Wilm of Whitby, Ontario was found guilty in the Ontario Court of Justice in Newmarket, of one count of tax evasion under the  Income Tax Act . He was sentenced on January 20, 2017 to 20 months in jail and was fined a total of $552,976. In addition to the court imposed fine, Mr. Wilm will also have to pay the full amount of tax owing, plus related interest and any penalties assessed by the CRA. A CRA investigation revealed that from 2007 to 2010 Wilm failed to file personal income tax returns to report income he had earned during those years. Wilm received a total of $2,081,167 in income as a self-employed individual which he failed to report. By not filing his returns on time and as required, Wilm willfully evaded or attempted to evade federal taxes of $552,976. The preceding information was obtained from the court records. “Our taxes pay for the h...

Republish Reprint Terence Corcoran  |  March 23, 2015  | Last Updated:  Mar 24 4:30 PM ET More from Terence Corcoran  |  @terencecorcoran Mark van Manen/PNG Staff Photographer Alberta’s budget, coming Tuesday, is almost certainly going to contain tax increases to offset falling corporate taxes.   Twitter   Google+   LinkedIn   Email   Typo?   More “Barring a dramatic change in thinking, taxpayers of Ontario and most of the provinces face continued high tax rates and the prospect of tax increases. “ Across this fair land spring seeds are being sewn for a tax revolt. In three provinces – Quebec, Alberta and B.C. – increases in sales taxes are on the agenda. Along with Ontario, Canada’s provinces are in various stages of fiscal decrepitude, collectively borrowing billions to stave off the wolves at the door. There is only one way out: spending cuts. But politicians know of few alternatives b...

Tax evasion scheme results in conditional sentences and $98,233 in fines Halifax, Nova Scotia, January 9, 2015...  This week, Mary Emily Samson, a former Dartmouth resident, and George Mitchum, of Yarmouth, were fined a total of $98,233 and each given a conditional sentence order. On January 5, Ms. Samson was found guilty of fraud over $5,000 under the Criminal Code, for her role in a false invoice scheme. She was fined $20,998. On January 8, Mr. Mitchum entered guilty pleas for his part in the scheme and was fined $77,235 for one count of fraud over $5000 and one count of tax evasion. A Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) investigation revealed that Ms. Samson and Mr. Mitchum participated in an ongoing fraud scheme from December 2005 to January 2008. During the course of her participation in this fraud, Ms. Samson created 114 false invoices, amounting to a total of $968,384. These invoices made it appear that her now defunct company, Virgin Water Fisheries Limited, was selling lobs...

Failing to file a tax return will cost you April 20, 2015…  The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced today that for the period December 1, 2014 to April 20, 2015, a total of 10 Ontario residents were convicted and sentenced for failing to file corporate, personal and/or GST/HST returns. The courts levied a total of $97,000 in fines and ordered that all returns be filed. In particular, the following individuals pleaded guilty and were sentenced for failure to file tax returns: Name of Taxpayer Clay Canada of Mississauga Donald MacMillan of Alexandria Jacqueline Tobin of Inkerman John Baerg of Brampton John Mesquita of Ottawa Kent Scott of Prescott Laura-Lee Watling-Scott of Prescott Michael Moldenhauer of Mississauga Scott Whitman of London Sutharsan Ambalavanar of Ajax Total Fine $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $20,000 $2,000 $10,000 $3,000 $49,000 $3,000 $4,000 The preceding information was obtained from the court records. “Canadian taxpayers must have confide...

Toronto resident charged with defrauding the CRA Toronto, Ontario, July 28, 2015...  The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced today that on July 23, 2015 a warrant of arrest was executed against Kevin Ekow Plange, of Toronto, Ontario. Mr. Plange appeared at the Old City Hall Court House in Toronto where he was charged with committing an offence contrary to Section 380(1)(a) of the Criminal Code . It is alleged that Plange, by deceit, falsehood or other fraudulent means unlawfully did defraud or attempt to defraud the Government of Canada of money in an amount greater than five thousand dollars ($5,000), by preparing and submitting false Direct Deposit Request forms pertaining to GST/HST, Payroll and/or Corporation Income Tax, to the Canada Revenue Agency to change the direct deposit information of corporations, and as a result redirected or attempted to redirect GST/HST refunds and other payments properly payable to corporations, to bank accounts controlled by him. Plange a...

Chatham-Kent resident fined and jailed for tax evasion Chatham, Ontario, April 29, 2015 … The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced today that on April 28, 2015, Anthony McPhail, of Chatham-Kent, Ontario, was sentenced in the Ontario Court of Justice in Chatham, Ontario, to 18 months in jail and a fine of $323,402.  On February 9, 2015, McPhail pleaded guilty to two counts of evading income tax and four counts of making or participating in the making of false statements in the income tax returns of individuals to obtain or claim unwarranted tax refunds under the  Income Tax Act . The fine represents 100% of the federal income tax evaded. A CRA investigation revealed that McPhail, a tax preparer and proprietor of Valet Vending Services, created a scheme whereby he advised his clients they could make money by buying and reselling chocolates to benefit charities. The CRA investigation revealed that no charities benefited from these sales. McPhail then prepared income tax ret...