A non-resident vendor’s silence on an invoice does not relieve a Canadian resident of its statutory duty to withhold and remit tax under the Income Tax Act

Taxpayers in tiny Maritime municipality on hook for $109K because Nova Scotia government ordered secret tax sale process audit by Big Four accounting firm

The American audit watchdog, defanged by Trump administration deregulation, is far behind its usual publication rate and unlikely to improve in the future

Canadian tax lawyer and accountant David J Rotfleisch presents four strategies based on recent judicial decisions to undermine these CRA tax assessments

The Federal Court of Appeal in this case made it clear that true arm’s length dealings require independent interests, real negotiation, and genuine risk

Left to right: Stan Magidson, Canadian Securities Administrators; Peter Routledge, Superintendent, OSFI; and Sonny Randhawa, Canadian Public Accountability Board

As David J Rotfleisch explains, the courts make a clear distinction between the inability to comply and a lack of effort, when it comes to contempt of court

The recent McCutcheon decision reinforces a fundamental principle of Canadian tax litigation, explains Canadian tax lawyer and accountant David J Rotfleisch

Under new disclosure rules, Canada’s audit watchdog recently revealed that KPMG had the worst audit inspection results among the Big Four accounting firms

Greg Farano of Gardiner Roberts LLP on a court case involving an HST registrant who self-assessed HST on the value of commercial portion of a sold property

In one year alone, more than 2,200 GST/HST tax audits specifically targeting housing transactions resulted in approximately $231 million in tax assessments

With the recent release of Canadian Tax Facts 2026 from David J Rotfleisch, now is the time to test your knowledge and assumptions about Canadian taxation

Canadian tax lawyer and accountant David J Rotfleisch examines the FCA decision in Vefghi Holding Corp. v. Canada, currently under leave to appeal at the SCC

Aron Grusko and Nick Noonan of Fillmore Riley LLP explore the tax and legal considerations of incorporation for professionals in Canada working remotely

Canadian tax lawyer and accountant David J Rotfleisch on remote work, corporate authority to bind, CRA treaty interpretation and interprovincial tax risk

The Canadian Public Accountability Board reports a second consecutive year of improvement in audit firm inspection findings compared to historical results

The MNR v Carflex decision illustrates the high evidentiary threshold that must be satisfied before a taxpayer or corporate officer can be found in contempt

Our weekly Canadian accounting news roundup includes CPAB audit inspection reports, why you should join CPA Canada, the accounting dealbook and more.

Toronto-Dominion Bank v. Canada confirms that innocent unsecured creditors are not automatically liable to repay unremitted payroll deductions to the Crown

The Federal Court of Appeal decision in Walby v Canada reinforces an important principle in Canadian tax law, says tax lawyer and accountant David J Rotfleisch

A common misconception in offshore tax planning is that tax treatment of foreign trusts is determined solely by where the trust is administered or governed

KPMG Canada has highest rate of files with significant findings among Big Four firms according to reports published by Canadian Public Accountability Board

The Maragos decision by the Tax Court of Canada reinforces the importance of limitation periods in tax law, explains Canadian tax lawyer David J Rotfleisch

In Rawlings v AGC, the taxpayer successfully won the right to amend his tax return, after the Federal Court found CRA actions unfair, says David J Rotfleisch

Courts will focus on economic reality, not technical form, when applying anti-avoidance provisions like section 160, explains tax lawyer David J Rotfleisch