Section 285 — Excise Tax Act: False statements or omissions

Every person who knowingly, or under circumstances amounting to gross negligence, makes or participates in, assents to or acquiesces in the making of a false statement or omission in a return, application, form, certificate, statement, invoice or answer (each of which is in this section referred to as a “return”) made in respect of a reporting period or transaction is liable to a penalty of the greater of $250 and 25% of the total of if the false statement or omission is relevant to the determination of the net tax of the person for a reporting period, the amount determined by the formula A - B where A is the net tax of the person for the period, and B is the amount that would be the net tax of the person for the period if the net tax were determined on the basis of the information provided in the return, if the false statement or omission is relevant to the determination of an amount of tax payable by the person, the amount, if any, by which that tax payable exceeds the amount that would be the tax payable by the person if the tax were determined on the basis of the information provided in the return, and if the false statement or omission is relevant to the determination of a rebate under this Part, the amount, if any, by which the amount that would be the rebate payable to the person if the rebate were determined on the basis of the information provided in the return exceeds the amount of the rebate payable to the person.