It is a well known fact that taxes were introduced into Canada in order to support the soldiers fighting overseas during World War I. However, the charging of taxes did not end when the war did. Canada continued to charge its citizens taxes after the war and until the present day. Taxes and the laws surrounding them affect almost every single person in the country of Canada, whether it be incorporated companies, organizations, legal representatives or the average working person. The Canada Revenue Agency, which overlooks the administration of tax laws, is very thorough when it comes to ensuring that everyone in the country has abided by these laws. This includes filing tax returns and making sure that applicable taxes are being charged by businesses
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In recent years, more investigations have been occurring regarding these lawyers and paralegals and how they are advising their clients. In one investigation, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation hired a private investigator, who is also a restaurant and bar owner, to test fifteen different bank branches about their procedures regarding moving money offshore and the advice they would give their potential clients. The private investigator visited a RBC Bank in Barbados, where he met with a former Canada Revenue Agency lawyer who offered advice on moving money offshore for the purposes of tax evasion (Sawa, 2013). The lawyer, Gilles Gosselin, offered advice on which countries to avoid and which countries to look into when it came to their tax evasion policies. If a paralegal was found by the Canadian government for assisting with tax evasion like Giles Gosselin, they would not only face charges from the government, but they would be forced to deal with the consequences from the Canada Revenue Agency and eventually the Law Society of Upper
In recent years, more investigations have been occurring regarding these lawyers and paralegals and how they are advising their clients. In one investigation, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation hired a private investigator, who is also a restaurant and bar owner, to test fifteen different bank branches about their procedures regarding moving money offshore and the advice they would give their potential clients. The private investigator visited a RBC Bank in Barbados, where he met with a former Canada Revenue Agency lawyer who offered advice on moving money offshore for the purposes of tax evasion (Sawa, 2013). The lawyer, Gilles Gosselin, offered advice on which countries to avoid and which countries to look into when it came to their tax evasion policies. If a paralegal was found by the Canadian government for assisting with tax evasion like Giles Gosselin, they would not only face charges from the government, but they would be forced to deal with the consequences from the Canada Revenue Agency and eventually the Law Society of Upper