Gravenhurst, Ontario, November 08, 2013… The Canada
Revenue Agency (CRA) announced today that on October 29, 2013, Lawrence
Seehaver, of Gravenhurst, Ontario, pleaded guilty in Ontario Court of
Justice in Bracebridge to three counts of failing to file a personal
income tax return. He was fined $1,000 per count for a total fine of
$3,000. Seehaver was ordered to file all outstanding returns by April
30, 2014.
Seehaver failed to file his personal income tax returns for 2008 to
2010. The CRA made several requests for the missing returns before
serving Seehaver with notices demanding that the returns be filed.
Failure to comply with these notices resulted in the 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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