Tax Evasion
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Merrick Garland appoints special counsel in Hunter Biden probeThe Trump-appointed attorney had asked Garland to be given such status this past Tuesday, and Garland said Friday he had determined it was in the public interest.U.S. NewsAug 11, 2023
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Montreal swingers club owner fined $1.4 million for tax evasionRevenu Québec says Jean-Paul Labaye, the sole director of non-profit Cercle réciproque, was also sentenced to 12 months in jail after pleading guilty to tax-related charges.CrimeMay 24, 2023
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How a tax probe nabbed a man just convicted for helping 709 cheat on driving examsThe investigation found the Laval, Que., resident made $426,950 in undeclared income in the first year, followed by an additional $232,670 in 2020.CanadaMay 19, 2023
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Amid Davos, calls are growing to tax the ‘ultra rich.’ Where does Canada stand?'Wealth inequality is out of control and is at levels that we haven't seen before,' said one advocate for higher taxes on the world's wealthiest people.CanadaJan 18, 2023
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Reality stars Todd and Julie Chrisley sentenced for $30M bank fraud, tax evasionTodd was sentenced to 12 years in prison and his wife Julie will serve seven years behind bars for bank fraud, tax evasion and conspiring to defraud the IRS.EntertainmentNov 22, 2022
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Top companies paid $30B less in corporate taxes than expected: reportThe report analyzed 123 Canadian corporations worth at least $2 billion and found the effective or actual tax rate paid by these companies was about 15%.MoneyOct 4, 2022
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‘Very relieved’: Crown stays tax evasion charges against former Calgary MP Rob AndersTax authorities alleged that Anders failed to report more than $750,000 in net income over five years.PoliticsJun 6, 2022
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Calgary land flipper sentenced for evading taxes on $7.5M saleRodney Potrie received a conditional 15-month sentence and a fine of more than $643,000, representing all the taxes he pleaded guilty to evading from a land sale.CanadaMar 29, 2022
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Pandora Papers expose financial crime enablersAdvisers, bankers, lawyers, accountants, notaries and estate agents may not be as wealthy as their clients, but are paid millions to hide trillions, says Marc Tasse.CommentaryOct 7, 2021
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Pandora Papers: ‘This is a global network of which Canada is a hub’The Pandora Papers may not have a heavy focus on Canada but they shed more light on issues that are very familiar to the country's financial transparency advocates.MoneyOct 5, 2021
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