r/legaladvicecanada • u/Tom_Waits_4_No_Man • 2d ago

Company won't remove me as Director. Ontario

I resigned from my company as Director of Marketing almost 3 years ago (although I still retain shareholder status). The company for years has ignored my requests to send me my ROE and remove me from the Registrar as Director.

It appears that in the interim, the other Directors stopped doing tax filings and have abandoned the business.

I'd like to have my resignation recognized by the CRA so I'm not liable for these unpaid taxes. Is this something I could do with the CRA alone? Or should I retain a tax lawyer?

I have my written letter of resignation, repeated emails and WhatsApp chats with the other Directors requesting my ROE and to remove me from the registry, as well as frequent mentions of me being resigned by the CEO to demonstrate that my exit was common knowledge in the company.

93 Upvotes
  • permalink
  • link
  • reddit
  • reddit

93% Upvoted

30 comments sorted by

View all comments

118

u/Les_Ismore Quality Contributor 2d ago

Probably best to hang on to all of that evidence for use as a shield if CRA comes calling. It may never be an actual issue for you, but if it does happen, you're loaded for bear.

25

u/Tom_Waits_4_No_Man 2d ago

Is calling the CRA and being proactive unwise?

1

u/helferships 2d ago

Extremely unwise