Saskatoon man fined $5,000 for failure to file tax returns

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, July 23, 2015... The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced today that Frank Clendenan of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, was found guilty regarding the charges of failure to file his goods and services tax (GST) returns for 2008 to 2012.  Mr. Clendenan was also found guilty for failure to appear.

The Court fined Mr. Clendenan $1,000 for each of the missing GST returns, $500 for the failure to appear conviction as well as a $150 victim surcharge for a total combined fine of $5,650.

The court ordered the GST returns to be filed By August 30, 2015.

Mr. Clendenan has two years to pay the fines.

The preceding information was obtained from the court records.

When individuals are convicted of failing to file tax returns, in addition to any fines imposed by the courts, they must still file the returns and pay the full amount of taxes owing, plus interest owed, as well as any civil penalties that may be assessed by the CRA.

If you have ever made a tax mistake or omission, the CRA is offering you a second chance to make things right through its Voluntary Disclosures Program (VDP). If you make a valid disclosure before you become aware that the CRA is taking action against you, you may only have to pay the taxes owing plus interest. More information on the VDP can be found on the CRA's website at www.cra.gc.ca/voluntarydisclosures .

Further information on convictions can be found in the Media Room on the CRA website at www.cra.gc.ca/convictions.

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For media information:

Randy Westerman
Manager of Communications
780-495-4771

Date modified:

2015-07-24