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Tax Crimes
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Tax Crimes What is a Criminal Tax Investigation? A criminal tax investigations different than an audit. In a tax audit, CRA is attempting to determine if you correctly reported your tax liability. In a criminal tax investigation, the government is preparing a case against you, wherein you will have to go court. Quite often criminal investigators will get their leads for third parties. If you happened to work for an individual and/or a corporation that conducted illicit activities maybe selling goods for cash, or made large cash deposits to their bank and you may have been paid in cash or sometimes a cheque, you could be investigated because of your employer. Or provincial governments have information sharing agreements as in underreported liquor sales, non remitted sales tax and report these shortfalls to federal government agencies. When do I Need to Worry About a Criminal Investigation? Just because you don't think that that you have committed any crime does not mean that the CRA will not institute criminal investigation. Many people charged with tax crimes don't believe they have done anything wrong. Furthermore many taxpayers charged with tax crimes are found to be not guilty. Returns are being audited that you know to be false. If you are under audit and you know that the information on that return is false is false or fraudulent, you need to worry about a criminal investigation. Have not been filing tax returns If you have not been filing your tax returns, you need to worry. This is true even if you if you believe that you have paid all the tax you owe through withholding by your employer or otherwise. Willful failure to file your return is a criminal offense. What should you do? Get Help. Criminal investigations should not be taken lightly. Hire a qualified tax litigator
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