When the CRA Backs Out of a Deal: Yes, You Can Enforce a Tax Settlement—Lessons from Zhang v. The King (2026 TCC 71)
Overview—Despite the CRA Attempting to Deny That a Binding Agreement…
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When CRA Issues a Notice of Reassessment but Mails it to the Wrong Address, the Canadian Taxpayer Wins: Shaker v. The King, 2026 TCC 63
Overview: CRA’s Mailing Obligations and Taxpayer Appeal Rights Under the…
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How a CRA Tax Audit that uses Bank Deposit Analysis Affects Tax Reassessments in Canadian Tax Litigation: Comparing Premier Fasteners Inc. v The King and Hickman Motors Ltd. v Canada
The Tax Court of Canada decision in Premier Fasteners Inc.…
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Canadian Tax Litigation Insights: How the Jennings-Clyde (Vivatas, Inc.) Decision Protects Canadian Taxpayers’ Rights in Federal Court of Appeal
The recent Federal Court of Appeal ruling in Jennings-Clyde v.…
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Case Comment: How a Taxpayer’s Reliance on Frivolous Tax Appeals, Statute-Barred Tax Challenges in Court Backfired – Boucher v. Canada, 2004 FCA 46
Introduction The Federal Court of Appeal’s decision in Boucher v.…
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Agreements Must be in Writing: Hutchings v. The King (2025 TCC 108), a Case of COVID-19 Rent Subsidies
Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy Lessons: Verbal Agreements Left Businesses Without…
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Case Comment: Uppal Estate v. The King, 2024-816(IT)G upholds procedural fairness for Canadian taxpayers in tax litigation with the CRA, Tax Court
Introduction - Striking Tax Court Pleadings The Tax Court of…
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Case Commentary: Watts v The King, 2024 TCC 100 – Enhanced Costs of Litigation
In August 2024, the Tax Court of Canada delivered its…
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When Can the Federal Court Quash Abusive CRA Decisions to Assess Taxes: A Canadian Tax Lawyer Examines and Explains New 2024 Case Law
Introduction: Challenging CRA Decisions The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), responsible…
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What Does Tax Court Decide? What Does Federal Court Decide? Supreme Court Clarifies Jurisdictions Through Recent Cases: Dow Chemical and Iris Technologies
Introduction On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court released its…
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