[JohnV]

TORONTO, Jan. 12 /CNW/ - After a nine month joint investigation the RoyalCanadian Mounted Police Greater Toronto Area Commercial Crime Section and theToronto West Tax Services Office of the Canada Revenue Agency have charged Purisima DY, age 62 of Red Ash Drive, Markham, Ontario, with one count offraud over $5,000 and one count of uttering forged documents. DY is scheduled for first appearance at the Old City Hall courthouse on March 5, 2007.

It is alleged that Dy, acting as a tax preparer, produced falsified income tax returns for over 1000 clients between February 2006, and April 2006, thereby evading federal income tax and defrauding the Government of Canada of approximately $1 million. To support these falsified returns, Dy provided her clients with forged charitable donation receipts totaling over $3 million. The vast majority of these forged charitable donation receipts were written against parishes in the Archdiocese of Toronto. A review conducted by the Archdiocese to support the investigation revealed that none of the receipts were valid and no "donations" ever reached the parishes inquestion. Investigators allege that Dy collected over $800,000.00 in fees from her clients during this time period.

According to Inspector Brian Verheul the Officer in Charge of the RCMP Greater Toronto Area Commercial Section. "The RCMP, in partnership with the CRA, actively investigates offences like this which occur within the income tax process. The effectiveness of the investigation was increased by both agencies' willingness to work together and further enhanced by the cooperationof third parties such as the Archdiocese."

Any information regarding tax preparers or tax preparation services offering fraudulent tax preparation services can be reported to the local Enforcement Division of the CRA at your nearest tax services office, the local police or RCMP detachment or anonymously with Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

[JD Blazek]

snowplowguy, on Jan 13 2007, 07:16 AM, said:

$800,000 in fees within a 3 month period...... lmao....... Red Ash Drive..... home of the $800 tax return. :D

People like that should get their hands chopped off so they could never again prepare a return.

My fees aren't quite that high. Maybe I should increase them again :lol:

[JohnV]

You too can boost your fees John if you go into the expense fabrication business. It has very low barriers to entry - no facilities, employees, or morals are required, and you may even be able to reduce future living expenses as you are lodged at government expense...