The member was retained by a client to prepare a corporate income tax return to be filed with the Canada Revenue Agency. The member did not file the return on a timely basis, and did not respond to client questions and correspondence when the member should have done so.
The Investigation Committee determined the member contravened the CPABC Code of Professional Conduct as follows,
201.1 Maintenance of the good reputation of the profession
202.1 Integrity and due care
The Committee recommended the member accept a reprimand.