Taxation

Practice

How the CRA uses artificial intelligence in Canadian tax audits: What taxpayers must know now

Taxpayers flagged in error by Canada Revenue Agency AI algorithms have no front-end remedy, argues Canadian tax lawyer and accountant David J Rotfleisch
Business

In Vancouver, a billionaire developer catches a garden tax break

Taxpayers on hook for million dollars due to tax avoidance scheme of reclassifying future development properties as gardens, parks while awaiting market uptick
Practice

CRA’s conduct slammed for unnecessarily prolonging tax litigation, increasing costs

Why the Federal Court of Appeal upheld a Tax Court of Canada decision to award costs to Marine Atlantic in its appeal of a Canada Revenue Agency assessment
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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