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Saskatoon accountant sentenced for tax evasion

Online tax software is displayed in Montreal, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. A Saskatoon accountant has been sentenced for income evasion. Ryan Remiorz / The Canadian Press

SASKATOON – A Saskatoon accountant has been given a nine-month conditional sentence for income tax evasion.

Robert L. Tiffen, 70, has also been fined nearly $50,000, which represents all the money involved in the crime.

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The Canada Revenue Agency says Tiffen was found guilty of understating his net professional income by more than 204-thousand dollars from 2004 to 2007.

The jail sentence is to be served in the community.

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