Practice
Profession
Grant Thornton expands across Canada, adding seven accounting practices
All seven firms are well-established practices in four provinces
Practice
CRA eyeing influencers, video game streamers for unreported taxes
Canadian influencers earn millions and the CRA wants its cut, says tax accountant and lawyer David Rotfleisch
Thought Leaders
Canada should repeal the small business deduction
There is little evidence supporting the efficacy of the SBD, says Allan Lanthier
Practice
Blueprinting success: Secrets to being audit-ready
Blueprint Accounting in Ottawa makes Receipt Bank mandatory for its clients
Technology
Receipt Bank launches app to connect desktop users to the cloud
Receipt Bank Connect App to integrate with all major desktop accounting software
Business
Why is the CRA targeting temporary labour agencies?
The Canada Revenue Agency believes many agencies engage in fraudulent tax schemes
Practice
Updates to CERS, CEWS & CEBA
Canadian tax lawyer and accountant David J. Rotfleisch reviews recent updates to government support
Practice
Should Canada have a wealth tax: lessons learned
Wealth taxes are not new – and many countries that had them have abandoned them, says Margaret R. O'Sullivan of O'Sullivan Estate Lawyers LLP
Practice
CRA operational update - Ten things you need to know (Fall 2020)
Stevan Novoselac of Gowling WLG on the October update from the CRA
Practice
No elation when rectification takes a vacation
John A. Sorensen of Gowling WLG looks at the recent rejection of a rectification application as retroactive tax planning
Practice
Deducting motor vehicle expenses: Gardner v The Queen
A recent Tax Court decision provides guidance for taxpayers working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic
Practice
Toronto employment agency owner sentenced for tax fraud
The CRA may have an ongoing project to scrutinize staffing agencies and their clients, says Canadian tax lawyer and accountant David J. Rotfleisch
Profession
Davidson & Company beats SME accounting firms in H1 audit client gains
2020 H1 SEDAR data of Canadian SME firms crunched by Audit Analytics
Profession
In a tough year for accounting firms, PwC Canada leads Big Four in H1 audit client gains, losses
2020 H1 SEDAR data of Canadian Big Four firms crunched by Audit Analytics
Practice
Canadian audit fees jump as public filings plunge for 2019
Audit Analytics crunches the SEDAR numbers for Canadian audit fees in 2019
Practice
Hansen v The Queen: The principle residence exemption and house flipping
Tax lawyer and accountant David Rotfleisch looks at a recent Tax Court ruling involving a CRA charge of gross negligence
Practice
Refinancing Prescribed-Rate Loans Used For Income Splitting
Vincent E. Didkovsky of Newport Private Wealth and Michael Goldberg of Minden Gross on minimizing the risk of a challenge from the CRA
Book Reviews
Book Review – Victory Over the CRA: An Accountant's Guide to Representing a Client
Tax Lawyer Dale Barrett wears the white hat in a timeless showdown with the CRA
Practice
Professional corporations and income for child support – Guidance from the BC Court Of Appeal
Chantal M. Cattermole of Clark Wilson LLP on a case involving competing income assessments prepared by two Canadian accountants
Practice
Rogers Enterprises (2015) Inc. v The Queen
Beware the tax trap of GAAR, says tax lawyer and accountant David Rotfleisch
Practice
Here comes the CEWS audits
Practitioners are now seeing the first CRA "small-scale" CEWS audits say Kenneth Keung and Kim G C Moody of Moodys Tax
Technology
How ScanSnap helps accountants work from home
Remote work is here to stay. A document scanner is essential hardware
Practice
Changes to the Canadian principal residence exemption – part two
Kim G C Moody provides an update to the principal residence exemption conversation
Practice
Changes coming to the Canadian principal residence exemption?
The time for change might be ripe says Kim G C Moody of Moodys Tax Law LLP
Profession
Third party penalties under the Income Tax Act
Why the landmark 2015 Guindon decision by the Supreme Court of Canada matters to Canadian accountants