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Bonnyville man fined over $269K, handed jail time for tax evasion

Jun 7, 2021 | 8:24 PM

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) says a man from Bonnyville has been fined nearly $300,000 and sentenced to jail time for tax evasion.

On November 27, 2020, Clayton Kubbernus pleaded guilty in the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench to one count of tax evasion relating to a personal tax return, one count of tax evasion as the sole director of 1083627 Alberta Ltd., and one count of tax evasion regarding Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax (GST/HST) filings for the same corporation.

Kubbernus was sentenced to seven months in jail and fined a total of $269,726, which the CRA says represents 100% of the taxes he evaded.

A CRA investigation revealed Kubbernus moved money from his corporation to his personal bank account, and did not report the income on either the corporation’s tax returns, which he failed to file, or his personal tax returns, resulting in tax evasion.

Kubbernus, as sole owner of 1083627 Alberta Ltd., charged GST/HST on services provided but failed to file GST/HST returns for the corporation or remit any of the GST/HST collected.

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“Cheating on your taxes affects the services and programs we all rely on to improve our quality of life. While most Canadians obey the tax laws and pay their taxes, the CRA maintains various programs to protect the integrity of the tax system,” the agency says in a release.