London restaurateur fined for failing to file tax returns

London, Ontario, July 29, 2013 … The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced today that on July 26, 2013, Wing Sun Samuelson Ng, also known as Samuel Eng, of London, pleaded guilty in the Ontario Court of Justice in London, Ontario to two counts of failing to file personal and corporate income tax returns and one count of failing to file a HST return. Ng was fined a total of $3,000. The fine has since been paid in full. All outstanding returns have been filed.

As owner/operator and director of 980407 Ontario Inc., operating as Manchuria Garden, Ng failed to file the corporate income tax return for the 2010 taxation year and one quarterly HST tax return for the period ending February 29, 2012. Ng also failed to file his 2010 personal income tax return. The CRA made several requests for the missing returns before serving Ng 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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