Enforcement Notification - Federal consultant faces consequences for failing to remit GST/HST collected from clients
OTTAWA, ON , Oct. 23, 2026 /CNW/ — The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced today that Andrew McDermott, of Ottawa, Ontario and his corporation, AM Government Consulting Inc. (AMGC), pleaded guilty on October 21, 2026, at the Ottawa courthouse to one count of failure to remit collected goods and services tax/harmonized sales tax (GST/HST), contrary to the Excise Tax Act . McDermott also pleaded guilty to one count of fraud under $5,000 related to a separate investigation conducted by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). Following his guilty pleas, he received a conditional sentence of 12 months and was fined $20,000.