Canadian tax lawyer and accountant David J Rotfleisch explains how a taxpayer involved in a leveraged donation scheme won in Tax Court against the CRA

The Federal Court of Appeal decision involving Husky Energy, Barbcos and Luxcos withholding tax is problematic says Lorne Saltman of Gardiner Roberts LLP

People who earn a lot through their job, from doctors to executives, are carrying the largest taxation burden, alongside lower-wage workers, says Ray Madoff

Canadian tax lawyer and accountant David J Rotfleisch looks at a Federal Court of Canada decision in a case going back to 2004 in which he was the applicant

Alberta’s moratorium on renewable projects has created a hangover effect for municipal districts that received the benefit of steady tax revenue for years

Difficult to understand need for 80% increase in Peel police budget over five years, say property taxpayers representing Brampton, Caledon, and Mississauga

Italy relies on broad tax amnesty schemes to recover lost revenue; the Canada Revenue Agency prefers the structured, ongoing voluntary disclosure program

Proposed changes to taxes paid by oil companies would mean $100 more in property tax for every man, woman and child in towns along BC pipeline routes

According to the Canada Revenue Agency, the tax status of the two charities was revoked due to practices in Israel and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Misclassifying the kind of dividend you declare can quickly land you in hot water with the CRA, explain Alex Shchukin and Mariem Naem of Devry Smith Frank LLP

Evangelical World Outreach of Canada of Winnipeg and Mazel Charity Fund of North York both lost their charitable status despite 2020 CRA compliance letters

Legal title matters more than beneficial ownership when it comes to BC’s additional transfer tax, say Cameron Funnell and Richard Baker of Watson Goepel

Ambitious spending and sweeping strategies define the new budget but execution risks could turn a bold vision into a missed opportunity says Rachel Samson

John Bassindale and Daniel Zhang of Millar Kreklewetz look at two recent Tax Court cases involving multi-level marketing and independent sales contractors

The recent Tax Court of Canada decision in Laurie v. the King highlights the narrow scope of the due diligence defence in regards to late-filed T1135 forms

Residents and local leaders in Mississauga are again raising affordability concerns over property taxes as Peel Police Services budget hike goes to Council

While tax sales for unpaid property taxes can be an opportunity to purchase a property far below market value, it’s also buyer beware for budding barons

As the Carney government prepares to unveil its budget on Tuesday, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives has presented its Alternative Federal Budget

Amit Ummat of Miller Thomson LLP explains that, while refund interest may sometimes qualify as income, arrears interest on foreign taxes is not deductible

The Canada Revenue Agency could solve the dangerous trucking problem in Peel Region overnight if it enforced laws for contractors and underground economies

A proposed York Regional Police budget hike would account for most of the overall tax levy in one of the lowest municipal property tax regions in Ontario

Paper, not promises, matter when it comes to government subsidies to businesses during the pandemic, though verbal agreements are customary for some

Federal Court applications for judicial review must include essential or minimum elements, facts or legal grounds, indicating unreasonable CRA decisions

The 2025 judicial review of Bifano v Attorney General (2019) demonstrates the need for documentation from psychologists, doctors explains David J Rotfleisch

Stephen Hsia and David Tang of Miller Thomson LLP say the Ontario Court of Appeal has done something it rarely does: overturn its own decades-old precedent.