Taxation
Business
Will CRA pursue directors for deferred GST/HST?
Directors should take steps to maximize their ability to successfully invoke the due diligence defence in regards to GST/HST remittance deferral
Practice
The taxpayer's onus of proof in tax litigation: A Canadian tax lawyer's analysis
Tax lawyer and accountant David Rotfleisch looks at the case law for taxpayers challenging the Canada Revenue Agency
Practice
Income splitting with family members
Prescribed rate loans and other tips for reducing taxes, by Gergely Hegedus and Keith Hennel of Dentons’ Edmonton Tax group
Business
Here's a radical idea: Slash or temporarily eliminate business taxes if you truly want to juice the economy
Ottawa should stop picking business sector winners and losers says Aaron Wudrick of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Practice
Tax residence of Canadian airline pilots: No simple answer
Tax Court cases illustrate subtlety of determining tax residence
Profession
A fond look back at the last Tax Court of Canada case
Two months have passed since the last court decision was published
Practice
Civil penalties for third-party tax advisors
Ploughman v The Queen and its implications for Canadian accountants
Thought Leaders
CEWS forms for COVID-19 relief will lead to tax fraud, fuel cash economy
Those who don’t remember tax history are doomed to repeat it, says David Rotfleisch
Profession
Tax Court of Canada to prioritize sittings for summer reopening
17-point prioritization plan detailed by Chief Justice Eugene Rossiter
Profession
Tax Court of Canada presents summer reopening pandemic scenarios
Chief Justice Eugene Rossiter lays out plans, procedures for summer hearings
Profession
Accounting Principles: Part I
Vern Krishna of TaxChambers LLP explains the language of the world of finance and taxation in part one of a series
Practice
IRS may require snowbirds stuck in the US to file tax returns
Snowbirds caught in the US due to COVID-19 may face tax issues, says Gabriel Castillo