Taxation
Business
Canada needs a deeper municipal bond market
Cities own much of Canada’s infrastructure but have limited revenue tools. A stronger municipal bond market could help close the financing gap: Luciano Arvin
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Business
Region of Peel rejects Doug Ford’s ‘major financial burden’ on taxpayers to fund his growth
Officials warn building infrastructure needed to support rapid housing growth placing unsustainable pressure on utility ratepayers and property taxpayers
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Practice
Consultation on the Regulation 105 waiver process: What business owners, service providers and practitioners need to know
Regulation 105 waiver process widely viewed as inefficient, misaligned with modern cross border business practices, says Brendan G. Ho of Miller Thomson
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Practice
Forgotten, missing tax records and unreported income will cost you penalties
Karlozian serves as a cautionary example of the risks of poor record-keeping and incomplete tax reporting, says tax lawyer and accountant David J Rotfleisch
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Business
New Brunswick: Province puts pressure on local governments with property tax reforms
New Brunswick’s Liberal government has introduced a new system of municipal property taxation, publishing a public list of appropriate property tax rates
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Partner Posts
How the experts are unpacking Canada’s Spring Economic Update
CPA Canada Tax 360™ webinar explores key tax measures, economic signals and policy developments from the government’s latest fiscal update
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Thought Leaders
Structural flaw in Canada’s tax code harms workers when employers drag out collective bargaining
Retroactive pay system of collective agreements contains compounding financial penalty invisible in headline settlement figures but visible in take-home pay
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Practice
Withholding tax and beneficial ownership: C&W Offshore Ltd. v. HMK, 2026 TCC 40
A non-resident vendor’s silence on an invoice does not relieve a Canadian resident of its statutory duty to withhold and remit tax under the Income Tax Act
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Municipal
NS: Pictou County council surprised by Deloitte audit and $100k+ bill
Taxpayers in tiny Maritime municipality on hook for $109K because Nova Scotia government ordered secret tax sale process audit by Big Four accounting firm
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Practice
How to beat CRA alternative tax assessments: Insights from a Canadian tax lawyer
Canadian tax lawyer and accountant David J Rotfleisch presents four strategies based on recent judicial decisions to undermine these CRA tax assessments
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Practice
Aggressive tax planning schemes, specially those designed by third parties, will annoy CRA – Canada v. Microbjo Properties Inc.
The Federal Court of Appeal in this case made it clear that true arm’s length dealings require independent interests, real negotiation, and genuine risk
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Thought Leaders
Canada is spending billions to fix the wrong productivity problem
Canadian financial policy has crowded out the risk-taking that drives productivity asserts professor of finance and chartered professional accountant Manbo He
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