2007-06-14 11:14:08 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ Canada
No, you don't go to jail in Canada for non payment of taxes. You can go to jail for tax evasion, though, which is something completely different than non-payment of tax.
For your situation, if you owe $1,000 in income taxes, and file on time, you won't even have a penalty, but you'll have interest charges.
2007-06-15 07:00:18 · answer #1 · answered by CanadianBlondie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Revenue Canada doesn't want you to go to jail, when you are there you can't pay them back what you owe them. Only 2ppl got sentenced to jail time last year and it was for Tax Evasion, which meant they knew hey were deceiving the government.
If you owe they will work out a reasonable payment plan, you should call them and let them know you intend to pay.
2007-06-15 14:37:09 · answer #2 · answered by Karen K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's no debtor prison in the United States. Not unless it involves tax fraud or criminal activities, you will not be jailed. There are tons of people out there that owe a lot of money to the IRS. All you need to do is to work a payment plan with them.
2007-06-14 19:31:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically I suppose you could, but it won't happen. If you haven't filed, file, then set up a payment plan with the IRS if you can't pay it all at once. If you've already filed but didn't pay, call them about setting up a payment plan. In either case, once the plan is set up, stick to it.
2007-06-14 18:20:25 · answer #4 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Go to your local IRS office and work out a payment plan.
2007-06-14 18:19:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
make an offer of compromise, no you won't go to jail, they want the big ones , your small fish to them
2007-06-14 18:22:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋