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

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

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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

The American-Israeli assault on Iran is causing prices to surge at the pumps. Taxpayer advocacy groups are now calling for gas tax cuts to lower the impact

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

British Columbia's Finance Minister says "this is not an austerity budget." Let's look at the numbers and see for ourselves, say Marc Lee and Andrew Longhurst

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

Alberta is reviewing the models it uses to determine the market value of regulated properties that municipalities rely on for their own tax assessments

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