David J. Rotfleisch

Tax Law

David Rotfleisch

David J. Rotfleisch, CPA, CA, JD, is the founding Canadian tax lawyer of Rotfleisch & Samulovitch, P.C., a Toronto-based boutique income tax law firm (Taxpage.com). With over 30 years of experience as both a lawyer and chartered professional accountant, he has helped start-up businesses, resident and non-resident business owners and corporations with their tax planning, with will and estate planning, voluntary disclosures and tax dispute resolution including tax litigation. Contact David at david@taxpage.com.

Recent Blog Posts By David J. Rotfleisch

Canadian tax issues involving the concept of agency

Three examples as an introduction to Canadian tax issues involving agency

The tax implications of condo flipping

The primary issue for condo flippers is categorization, says David Rotfleisch

Insight: Treaties impacting on taxation

A primer from David Rotfleisch on bilateral tax agreements

Why taxpayers cannot rely on advice from the CRA

Taxpayer reassessed for acting on information given to him by the CRA

Director dodges vicarious tax liability by proving resignation

Singh v The Queen (2019 TCC 120)

Corporate amalgamation deemed an avoidance transaction

David J. Rotfleisch looks at Birchcliff Energy Ltd. v. The Queen

A caution to Canadian tax planners: Eyeball Networks Inc. v The Queen

A Butterfly reorganization might trigger derivative tax liability

A taxpayer need not answer questions during a CRA tax audit

The CRA's response to a Federal Court Of Appeal decision

Recent tightening of the Voluntary Disclosures Program

The Canada Revenue Agency's VDP and the Gauthier decision

CRA woeful disregard for taxpayer rights

Tax lawyer David Rotfleisch on latest Canada Revenue Agency communique

When can the CRA advance an alternative argument?

Subsection 152(9) of the Income Tax Act tips litigation in favour of the Crown

A taxpayer's rights to interest from the Canada Revenue Agency

A case comment on Glatt v Canada (National Revenue)

The CRA's ability to compel confidential reports

EY Canada, Atlas Tube Canada and the CRA's power to compel disclosure

Thoughts on the CRA and Canadian corporate tax gap

Are the numbers to be trusted? asks David J. Rotfleisch

Is crypto-currency trading exempt from GST/HST?

David J Rotfleisch on crypto-currency trading and the obligation to collect GST/HST

What the media missed in the Auditor General’s CRA report

Canada Revenue Agency does not accurately measure its performance

Is the CRA’s public shaming an effective deterrent of tax evasion?

The CRA is sending a clear message that tax evasion does not pay, says David J. Rotfleisch

Auditor General slams CRA for unfair treatment of taxpayers

Michael Ferguson finds the CRA unable to measure its own activities

Aitchison: A distasteful but correct Tax Court decision

The Canada Revenue Agency tried to fit a square peg into a round hole 

Federal Court upholds CRA audit powers

Charter Challenge: Campbell v Attorney General of Canada, 2018 FC 683

Fighting the Canada Revenue Agency no longer like fighting city hall

The Ludmer decision represents a judicial thawing of CRA liability

U.S. tax ruling means winter is coming for online retailers

Tax rulings are catching up with the Amazons of retail

Multiple taxpayers successfully sue the Canada Revenue Agency

Damages in negligence: Ludmer et al c. Attorney General Of Canada

Voluntary Disclosures Program under continued attack from Canada Revenue Agency

VDP changes are headed to the courts, predicts tax lawyer David J. Rotfleisch

The reasonable minimum standard when challenging CRA tax audits

A look at the leading case and subsequent case law