Social media influencers must pay fair share of taxes, CRA insists

A social media influencer based in Canada is required to…
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How to legitimately defer the worst of Canada’s departure tax when becoming a non-resident and moving to another country

The Canadian tax system provides limited taxpayer relief under subsection 220(4.5) of…
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GST/HST tax fraud is a ‘special operation’ at the Canada Revenue Agency

After reviewing Canada's GST/HST system, this article compares two of…
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The case for employee ownership trusts

“There have been heavy lobbying efforts pressing the government to…
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Nine ways to prevent triggering a CRA tax audit

One thing that raises the CRA’s suspicions is when reported…
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When the CRA reassessed a taxpayer’s tax returns beyond the normal reassessment period

Canadian accountant and tax lawyer David J. Rotfleisch explains how, in Goldhar v The King, a toy salesman successfully appealed a CRA reassessment.…
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Cryptoassets raise questions about foreign property disclosure

In addition, real estate held abroad for personal use —…
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When a tax-free savings account is a business & stripped of tax benefits

While the experienced Canadian tax litigation lawyer for the taxpayer…
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