National
Practice
Income splitting with family members
Prescribed rate loans and other tips for reducing taxes, by Gergely Hegedus and Keith Hennel of Dentons’ Edmonton Tax group
Business
Here's a radical idea: Slash or temporarily eliminate business taxes if you truly want to juice the economy
Ottawa should stop picking business sector winners and losers says Aaron Wudrick of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Thought Leaders
Biden, Keystone XL and a Green New Deal could shake up Canada’s energy industry
A Green New Deal will simply serve to accelerate current business trends
Practice
Tax residence of Canadian airline pilots: No simple answer
Tax Court cases illustrate subtlety of determining tax residence
Practice
Civil penalties for third-party tax advisors
Ploughman v The Queen and its implications for Canadian accountants
Thought Leaders
Paying for the pandemic: Why the government’s massive coronavirus spending may not lead to higher taxes
Will pandemic debt require raising taxes and spending cuts in the future?
Business
Editorial: Canada should zero-rate PPE for GST/HST purposes
The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us PPE is essential and should be zero-rated, says Cyndee Todgham Cherniak of LexSage
Practice
Equity, deadline and when CRA is at fault
A Canadian tax lawyer analysis of Dutka v. The Queen
Business
Loblaw wins appeal of $368 million Tax Court of Canada case
Decision benefits shareholders, pleases Loblaw, angers tax fairness advocates
Business
Canadian post-pandemic economy to be tepid, says accounting firm RSM Canada
Monetary authorities have responded appropriately says The Real Economy
Thought Leaders
Restarting the coronavirus economy: 4 possible steps
The four phases of a potential post-pandemic Canadian economy
Practice
Tax disputes and tax filing and payment relief efforts in the age of COVID-19
Joseph A. Gill of McKercher LLP reviews changes to tax deadlines
Thought Leaders
Coronavirus disruption: A chance for businesses to adapt and renew
COVID-19 will create many new opportunities for businesses, says Felix Arndt
Practice
The Tax Court Of Canada tests a new procedure – The Preliminary Ruling Docket
2020 initiative driven by increased objections, case backlog
Thought Leaders
Coronavirus: Can Canada fiscally handle ‘black swan’ events?
Canada’s provincial debt levels are troubling, says Jerome Gessaroli
Thought Leaders
Put your trust in taxes during the coronavirus pandemic recovery
Governments amend taxes for good times and bad, says Andrew Bauer
Profession
5 fun takeaways from the 2020 Accounting & Bookkeeping Survey
The annual survey is a goldmine of information on Canadian accountants, sole practitioners and SME firms
Practice
Crown bound by settlement agreement to allow losses it claimed to be a fiction
Gergely Hegedus of Dentons Canada on a recent Federal Court of Appeal decision
Practice
1074022 B.C. Ltd. v. Li: The need for legislative reform
A misinterpretation of section 116 of the Income Tax Act in a BC real estate case
Profession
Changing of the guard in northern BC accounting
As Deloitte and PwC leave, MNP expands its footprint through mergers
Practice
Scott v The Queen: The importance of evidence
How two brothers came under the scrutiny of the Tax Court of Canada
Thought Leaders
Are Canadians ready to ditch GDP as a key prosperity indicator?
Surveys show support for new indicators of progress, prosperity and protection
Thought Leaders
Inheritance tax, wealth tax and more capital gains tax: The future of Canadian taxation?
Canadian tax policy has become a hotbed of new ideas, writes Margaret O'Sullivan
Practice
3 things to consider about the new CSRS 4200 accounting standard
The new CSRS 4200 is the most impactful on firms since tax reform in 2017, says Bridget Noonan. What should your firm’s first steps be?
Business
Survey: Risky financial behaviours keeping Canadians in debt
Insolvency practice of accounting firm MNP probes Canadians' money mistakes