Taxation
Practice
When CRA employees misbehave and make mistakes against Canadian taxpayers
The Canada Revenue Agency distinguishes clearly between employee misconduct and wrongdoing, applying different legal and administrative frameworks to each
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Practice
CRA introduces software-specific controls for EFILE accounts, a safety feature, starting in 2026
Proactively reviewing EFILE accounts, certified tax software usage, and internal controls will position you far better when the new CRA rules take effect
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Business
The world's first carbon border-adjusted tax enters its definitive phase: What it means for Canada
Rambod Behboodi and Owen Clarke of BLG explain why Canadian companies should take immediate steps to establish necessary emissions tracking regimes
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Business
Alberta: Data reveals millions in tax arrears and unpaid leases for nearly 600 Alberta oil and gas companies
As of the end of 2024, property tax debt has grown to nearly $254 million, despite policies to stop deadbeat companies from acquiring new oil and gas wells
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Practice
When judicial review (Federal Court) finds that interest imposed by CBSA must be waived
The decision in Lufthansa Technik Aktiengesellschaft offers guidance on how interest-relief applications must be evaluated under s. 3.3 of the Customs Act
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Municipal
Patrick Brown’s 2026 budget lacks key investments as his previous spending freezes catch up to taxpayers
Debt balloons, projects shelved in the Brampton municipal budget after years of budget freezes as property taxpayers face a hike of just under five per cent
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Thought Leaders
Filing taxes for someone else? Here’s how to do it safely
An academic study reveals that informal tax preparers — friends and family, not professional accountants — are not using the Canada Revenue Agency’s RepID
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Practice
Top 5 need-to-know Canadian GST/HST cases from 2025
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
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Thought Leaders
What’s missing from the Davos agenda: taxing the rich
New polling shows that taxing the wealthy maintains majority support, even among the wealthy themselves. That should be reflected in international priorities
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Practice
Case Commentary: HMK v. Quebecor Inc – Federal Court Of Appeal rejects GAAR challenge to using strategy of business losses
The FCA decision reaffirmed that tax efficiency alone does not equate to abuse under GAAR, explains Canadian tax lawyer and accountant David J Rotfleisch
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Business
CEO pay at record highs as workers struggle to make ends meet: report
To reign in some of the wage disparity, a report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives offers two solutions: a millionaire tax and a wealth tax
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Practice
How to deduct "loss leaders," other outrageous promotional expenses on your Canadian business taxes
What Canadian tax rules apply to the deductibility of promotional expenses? Lessons from a $3.2 million giant bluefin sale and Japan's ‘Tuna King’ of sushi
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