Taxation

Thought Leaders

CRA Audit Activity: The Calm Before The Storm?

Trump's tax cuts and deficit spending will increase CRA's vigorous audit activities
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
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
Transfer Pricing

Transfer pricing & APA considerations during an economic disruption

Mark Kirkey of Gowling WLG on transfer pricing in the new economic reality
Profession

Suing the Canada Revenue Agency for negligence

Upper level costs awarded to CRA in lengthy accounting case over SR&ED credits
Practice

The Tax Court Of Canada tests a new procedure – The Preliminary Ruling Docket

2020 initiative driven by increased objections, case backlog
Thought Leaders

Put your trust in taxes during the coronavirus pandemic recovery

Governments amend taxes for good times and bad, says Andrew Bauer
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

Coronavirus tax relief: Finally some good news for accountants

Sole practitioners, small firms will benefit most from deadline extensions