Woodstock, Ontario, January 23, 2013 … The Canada
Revenue Agency (CRA) announced today that on January 17, 2013, Steven C.
Wilson, of Woodstock, pleaded guilty at the Ontario Court of Justice in
Woodstock, Ontario, to seven counts of failing to file personal income
tax returns. Wilson was fined a total of $7,000. He has 18 months to pay
the fine. All outstanding returns have been filed.
Mr. Wilson is employed as a framing subcontractor in the construction
industry operating under the trade name Mat‑Con Construction. He failed
to file his 2004 to 2010 personal income tax returns. The CRA made
several requests for the missing returns before serving Mr. Wilson with
notices demanding that the returns be filed. Failure to comply with
these notices resulted in charges being laid.
The preceding information was obtained from the court records.
In addition to the fines imposed by the courts, individuals or
corporations convicted of failing to file tax returns are still
obligated to file the tax returns and pay the full amount of taxes
owing, plus interest, as well as any civil penalties that may be
assessed by the CRA.
Taxpayers who have not filed returns for previous years, or who have
not reported all of their income, can still voluntarily correct their
tax affairs. They may not be penalized or prosecuted if they make a
valid disclosure before they become aware of any compliance action being
initiated by the CRA against them. These taxpayers may only have to pay
the taxes owing, plus interest. More information on the Voluntary
Disclosures Program (VDP) can be found on the CRA's Web site at www.cra.gc.ca/voluntarydisclosures.
Further information on convictions can also be found in the Media Room on the CRA website at www.cra.gc.ca/convictions.
Canada Revenue Agency
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