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Approval of 35k homes Tuesday will threaten Greenbelt, trigger devastating tax hike for Caledon residents
Caledon taxpayers want to know how they will be protected from the municipal property tax hikes that may be needed to pay for infrastructure costs
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Partner Posts
The tax profession's talent crisis: The transformative Certificate of Canadian Income Tax Practice
The Certificate of Canadian Income Tax Practice is a game-changer, that helps attract new talent to the tax profession and prepare them for successful careers
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Practice
What is the standard of review for discretionary decisions of the CRA appealed to the federal courts?
Canadian accountant and tax litigation lawyer David J Rotfleisch takes a deep dive into the standards for judicial review of taxpayer appeals to the Federal Courts
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Profession
Sunday News Roundup 24.06.16: Capital gains narratives and more Canadian accounting news
Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
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Thought Leaders
DAC Investment and the GAAR: Did the Tax Court of Canada get it right?
Allan Lanthier is unconvinced by the reasoning in a recent Tax Court of Canada decision involving a Canadian-controlled private corporation and the BVI
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Business
Carbon Tax: Correction demanded for 'big error' in carbon price report
A recent PBO report overestimated the real costs of the carbon tax because it mistakenly included the impact of industrial carbon prices on individual Canadians
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Thought Leaders
Why the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion is a bad deal for Canadians — and the world
Taxpayers are on the hook for an economically disastrous Faustian bargain that will burden future generations of Canadians as it contributes to climate chaos
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Practice
Federal Court Of Appeal overturns GAAR assessment on the existence of alternative transactions
Canadian tax accountant and lawyer David J Rotfleisch explains why the FCA quashed a Tax Court of Canada decision involving a CRA GAAR abuse analysis
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Thought Leaders
Crystallizing capital gains before June 25: What about the GAAR?
Allan Lanthier explains why the General Anti-Avoidance Rule, as amended by Bill C-59, should not apply to a planning alternative to new capital gains rules
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Practice
Federal Budget 2024 — Proposed Changes to Capital Gains Rules
Greg Farano of Gardiner Roberts LLP does a deep dive into the details of capital gains rule changes that may create uncertainty for taxpayers and their advisers
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Profession
Sunday News Roundup 24.05.19: Shambolic tenant tax crisis, Poilievre capital gains op-ed, and more Canadian accounting news
Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
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Practice
Case Commentary: Persaud v The King – When can you claim tax deductions (Including medical bills) for dependants?
Tax residence is key, says Canadian tax accountant and lawyer David J Rotfleisch, to claiming medical expense deductions for dependents under the Income Tax Act
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