The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced that Salmon Arm resident, Ryan Scott McDonald, was sentenced on Nov. 19 in Salmon Arm Provincial Court, after pleading guilty to two counts of failing to comply with requirement to file notices for his 2009 and 2010 personal tax returns. McDonald was fined $2,000, payable by Dec. 1, 2015, and given six months to file the outstanding returns.
When taxpayers are convicted of failing to file tax returns, in addition to any court fines, 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.