The Maragos decision by the Tax Court of Canada reinforces the importance of limitation periods in tax law, explains Canadian tax lawyer David J Rotfleisch

In Rawlings v AGC, the taxpayer successfully won the right to amend his tax return, after the Federal Court found CRA actions unfair, says David J Rotfleisch

Courts will focus on economic reality, not technical form, when applying anti-avoidance provisions like section 160, explains tax lawyer David J Rotfleisch

Tolley v The King is a reminder that developments after tax reassessments, no matter how convincing, cannot alter relief from reassessments retroactively.

Enhancing a succession plan using Succession Enhancers is like hitting a grand slam without any controversy involved, says Matthew Getzler of Torkin Manes LLP

The Canada Revenue Agency distinguishes clearly between employee misconduct and wrongdoing, applying different legal and administrative frameworks to each

Proactively reviewing EFILE accounts, certified tax software usage, and internal controls will position you far better when the new CRA rules take effect

The decision in Lufthansa Technik Aktiengesellschaft offers guidance on how interest-relief applications must be evaluated under s. 3.3 of the Customs Act

An academic study reveals that informal tax preparers — friends and family, not professional accountants — are not using the Canada Revenue Agency’s RepID

Simon Douville, Al-Nawaz Nanji and Randy Schwartz of McCarthy Tétrault on the top five from LBL Holdings to an AirBNB condo sale, from the FCA to Tax Court

Continued collection attempts against people who received pandemic benefits shows a punitive logic that doesn’t fit the scale of the alleged transgressions

The FCA decision reaffirmed that tax efficiency alone does not equate to abuse under GAAR, explains Canadian tax lawyer and accountant David J Rotfleisch