Regina man, company, fined $4,000 for failure to file tax returns

Regina, Saskatchewan, November 19, 2015... The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced that Kent Bittner, age 40, of Regina, Saskatchewan, pleaded guilty, in Regina Provincial court on September 22, 2015, to the charge of failure to file a personal income tax return for 2011. Mr. Bittner also pleaded guilty, in his capacity as director of The Canadian Mortgage Network Ltd., for failure to file the 2011 to 2013 corporate returns.

The Court fined Mr. Bittner $1,000 for each missing personal and corporate return, for a total combined fine of $4,000.

Mr. Bittner has until November 30, 2015 to pay the fines. The outstanding returns have been filed.

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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2015-11-19