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
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
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
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
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