What is Tax Evasion?
Canada’s Income Tax Act contains a number of serious offences. The most serious charges are in paragraph 239(1) of the Income Tax Act.
Under this provision, it is an offence to make a false or deceptive…
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It’s time to file our income taxes again and the Ontario criminal lawyers at Auger Hollingsworth want to take this opportunity to remind you of the importance of filing your tax returns. Most people don’t enjoy filling out their income tax…
While it may seem as though your accountant would be able to help you face tax evasion charges, it is important that you stop talking with your accountant immediately. If you are charged with income tax evasion do not discuss…
Tax evasion and other violations of Canada’s Income Tax Act are serious criminal offences. Canada’s Income Tax Act outlines all of the possible offences regarding the submission, payment, and handling of tax. Some of the more serious offences include making a false…
One common question we hear is: “Do I need to get help from a criminal defence lawyer if I am being audited or investigated for an Ontario tax evasion offence?”
If the Canada Revenue Agency flags your tax returns, their next step may be to audit or investigate you for tax evasion activity. While there may not yet be any criminal charges at this point, it is crucial that you seek the help of a top criminal defence lawyer sooner rather than later.
As an Ottawa criminal defence lawyer, I am often asked what someone should do if he or she is arrested by the police in connection with a crime.
If you are ever arrested by the police for a crime like…
Now that there is a harmonized tax system in effect, Ontario tax evasion cases can be prosecuted efficiently at the provincial level.
Discussing tax evasion prosecutions and the Canada Revenue Agency's voluntary disclosure program with Ottawa criminal defence lawyer Richard Auger
OTTAWA WHITE COLLAR CRIME LAWYER – Tax evasion in Canada is in headlines again, and to follow yesterday’s blog post about the Swiss HSBC tax information leak – involving nearly 2,000 Canadians – it would be fitting to take a…
