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Swiss Accounts and Wikileaks

Swiss Accounts and Wikileaks According to an article in the January 19, 2011 edition of the Toronto Star, a former employee at Julius Baer – a…

Another Record Year for VDP

According to figures from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), 2010 has been a record year for the Voluntary Disclosure Program. In the 2009-2010 fiscal year,…

Tax on Offshore Cash

According to a CRA spokesperson, more than $33 million in undeclared income has been uncovered from Swiss bank accounts. Of that amount, almost $1 million of…

More on Offshore Accounts

According to an editorial by Diane Francis in the October 7, 2010 edition of the National Post, the Canada Revenue Agency has failed to adequately…

More Swiss Revelations

According to a report in the September 30, 2010 Globe & Mail, CRA has received information on approximately 1,800 Swiss bank accounts held by Canadians. The information…

Tax Evasion Charges Stayed

A New Brunswick man’s charge for failing to file a tax return was recently stayed by the Canada Revenue Agency. According to the Public Prosecutor on…

More VDP Stats

On May 5, 2010, CRA released statistics on the number of voluntary disclosures they’ve received for the past few years. The following is a summary of their…

Voluntary Disclosures Program Sees Huge Increase in 2009

According to an article in the March 18, 2010 Globe and Mail, the Voluntary Disclosure Program has been an unexpected source of revenue for the…

Buying Bank Secrecy

According to the German Finance Minister, Germany is prepared to purchase stolen data containing information in relation to Swiss bank accounts. Other European countries, including the…

CRA Seeking Names from Bank of Nova Scotia

Further to its quest to find taxpayers with offshore accounts, CRA has filed an application in the Federal Court seeking names of investors to a British…

CRA to Relax VDP Rules

On July 15, 2010, the Globe and Mail published an article regarding a possible relaxing of CRA’s Voluntary Disclosure Program (VDP) guidelines. Currently, in order to…

CRA Releases Stats

On January 11, 2010, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) released statistics regarding their activities to catch taxpayers who haven’t filed income tax returns or those who…

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