Dartmouth, NS

Windsor Junction businessman fined $65,679 for tax evasion

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, June 24, 2016… The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced today that James (Jim) Barry Ingram of Windsor Junction, Nova Scotia, operating as J Ingram Construction, was fined a total of $65,679 in Dartmouth Provincial Court on June 23, 2016 after being found guilty of tax evasion on May 13, 2016.

Mr. Ingram was found guilty of five counts of tax evasion under the Income Tax Act and was fined $27,854. He was also found guilty of 19 counts of tax evasion under the Excise Tax Act, and was fined $37,825.

A CRA investigation revealed that Mr. Ingram did not report income earned while providing services related to residential construction, residential renovations and snow removal. In total, Mr. Ingram did not report $234,318 of income on his 2002 to 2006 personal income tax returns, and evaded $27,854 in federal income tax by underreporting income, altering the business’ books, and overstating expenses. Mr. Ingram also evaded $37,825 in HST by understating the amount collected.