Taxation
        
                Provincial
            
                
    Ford’s speed camera cut could cost taxpayers up to $140K next year
    Niagara-on-the-Lake says taxpayers may have to make up the difference in revenue loss through increased property taxes due to Doug Ford speed camera ban.
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    Case Commentary: Schwarz v. HMK – You must appeal within the deadline for tax reassessments
    The Tax Court of Canada cannot forgive tax debt. Its jurisdiction is limited to correctly determining the amount of tax payable explains David J Rotfleisch
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                Municipal
            
                
    Municipalities across Ontario warn of property tax increases due to Doug Ford's speed camera ban
    Like his expensive policing contract, Doug Ford’s decision to ban speed cameras will cause property taxes to increase, say municipalities across Ontario 
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    Significant positive changes to reinvigorate the Voluntary Disclosures Program for income tax and GST/HST
    Michael Ciomyk, Rojin Esmaeili and Zoë Sebastien of McCarthy Tétrault LLP outline changes by the CRA that seek to broaden the previously restrictive program
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                Municipal
            
                
    $100K in revenue at stake for NOTL if Ford scraps speed cameras, mayor says
    Property taxes will rise in Niagara-on-the-Lake and other cities across Ontario due Premier Doug Ford's plan to scrap automated speed cameras next month
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    Sunday News Roundup 25.09.28: Expanded CRA audit powers, MAGA attacks IFRS, and more Canadian accounting news
    Our weekly Canadian accounting news roundup includes adversarial audit powers at the Canada Revenue Agency, MAGA attacks on accounting standards, and more
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                Business
            
                
    Feds, BC are shifting LNG risks to public purse, report claims
    Taxpayers will be on the hook for expansion of LNG fuel infrastructure projects on West Coast as Ottawa and BC weaken commitment to polluter pays principle
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                Provincial
            
                
    New Brunswick: First Nations, province reach historic tax deals
    The Holt Liberal government is set to restore tax-sharing agreements with First Nations that were cancelled by the previous Conservative government in NB 
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    Case Commentary: Charlebois v. The King – How NOT to apply for GST/HST rebate for owner-built homes
    The CRA can make assumptions that a home is not qualified for a rebate; it is the taxpayer's burden to refute the assumptions, explains David J Rotfleisch
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    International remote work: Tax issues, Part II (Canadian companies)
    In part two of a two-part series, George Gonzalez and Gillian Holthe of the University of Lethbridge review key tax issues for remote workers outside Canada
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    Does your job require you to buy luxury goods? And, can you deduct those luxury goods on your taxes?
    Canadian tax lawyer and accountant David J Rotfleisch deconstructs the case of Holt Renfre employee claiming luxury clothing expenses in Samotus v. The King
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    Section 160 leads to derivative tax liability for 50-50 shareholders who receive dividends from a tax-debtor corporation
    Canadian tax lawyer and accountant David J Rotfleisch comments on the section 160 tax trap in the Tax Court of Canada decision in McCague v The King, 2025
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