Updated GAAR guidance could boost reporting under expanded mandatory disclosure rules
Toronto tax lawyer David Rotfleisch said advisors and promoters who…
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Lawyer-client confidentiality may fail to protect end-product tax documents, says FCA
The question, however, is whether legal privilege also applies to…
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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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CRA asks Shopify to hand over records for more than 120,000 Canadian businesses to check for tax evasion
The Canada Revenue Agency is demanding six years’ worth 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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Yes, you should pay the Canada Revenue Agency for day trading in tax-free savings accounts
The court was right last week in ordering an investor…
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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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