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How to use BVI or other offshore non-CCPCs to save tax on investment income
Canadian tax lawyer and accountant David Rotfleisch the risks (and rewards) of the British Virgin Islands tax avoidance strategy
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PwC Canada fined over one million CDN by US, Canadian regulators
Big Four accounting firm voluntarily disclosed to regulators that its employees shared answers on mandatory internal training courses
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Cloud payroll – An accountant’s guide for onboarding small businesses and their employees
Start your client engagement relationships with trust with these handy onboarding checklists from Community Manager Bianca Mueller of Wagepoint
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Business
You Can Hide … But CRA Will Find You
Timothy Dunn of Minden Gross LLP on why the CRA may be coming after lenders, creditors and owners of struggling businesses
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How the FreshBooks Partner Program helps Canadian accountants
Twyla Verhelst of FreshBooks on the real value of an accounting partner program
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A Canadian tax lawyer's perspective on income tax statute-barred periods
David J Rotfleisch on the timing legalities of reassessments
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A Canadian tax lawyer's perspective on Tax Court of Canada minutes of settlement vs. consent to judgment
David J Rotfleisch on settling a dispute prior to a hearing in Tax Court
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Avoiding the pitfalls of partnerships when making SR&ED claims
Partnerships participating in the SR&ED program may find the process to be significantly more complex compared with normal corporations
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RRSP double taxation from overcontribution
Tax lawyer and accountant David J Rotfleisch on double taxation and relief
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Reeves v the Queen & applicability of the GST/HST new housing rebate
Tax lawyer and accountant David J Rotfleisch on why a homebuyer was denied the new housing rebate by the Tax Court of Canada
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Thought Leaders
The Calm Before The Insolvency Storm?
David Bish of Torys LLP on the current insolvency climate and forecast for 2022
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Tax Court rules that gift of shares of a private corporation to a foundation was ineligible for a charitable tax credit
Tax lawyer and accountant David J Rotfleisch on gifting non-qualifying securities such as a promissory note to a registered charity
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The pandemic and productivity silver linings
Tax Lawyer Dean Blachford on some of the ways that Ottawa-area accounting firms have adapted and innovated during the Covid-19 pandemic
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CRA applying GAAR for outside/inside ACB misalignment on 55(3)(a) transactions
In the final part of a three-part series, Doug S. Ewens and Kenneth Keung of Moodys Tax Law ask whether the CRA is over-reaching on the scope of the GAAR
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Our response to the CRA's position on creditor-proofing reorganizations – part 2 (a case study)
A three-part series from Doug S. Ewens and Kenneth Keung of Moodys Tax Law
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What can a taxpayer do if a CRA decision letter is unclear?
Canadian accountant and tax lawyer David J Rotfleisch on a recent Federal Court decision against Canada Revenue Agency
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When to file (and when not to file) a service complaint against the CRA
Pierre Alary of Gowling WLG on factors that support the filing of a service complaint as part of an ongoing tax dispute
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Pandora Papers: More smoke than fire? CRA VDP operations manual: Top 10 takeaways
Stevan Novoselac and John A. Sorensen of Gowling WLG on the nuances of the CRA's VDP Operations Manual
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Rectification and the vanishing prospects for common sense and compassion
John Sorenson of Gowling WLG asks whether the Glenmac decision demonstrates a tax system that is just, equitable and fair
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Canadian Accountant Tech Review: Fujitsu ScanSnap iX1600
The iX1600 looks like its predecessor but offers faster speed and connectivity
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Analysis: Tax litigants may amend their arguments during a trial
Canadian tax lawyer and accountant David J Rotfleisch analyzes Canada v. Pomeroy Acquireco
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Canadian income tax - proposed First Home Savings Account
David J Rotfleisch on the Liberals' proposed tax favoured savings account
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Accountancy Insurance: 5 years supporting CPA firms across Canada … and counting
Roman Kaczynski of Accountancy Insurance on the growth of Audit Shield in Canada and where the CRA is focusing its audit activity
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Dale et al. v the Queen – Timing on issue of shares in Section 85 rollover
Tax lawyer and accountant David J. Rotfleisch on a successful appeal of a Tax Court decision
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Tax topics we're thinking about this fall
MaryAnne Loney of McLennan Ross LLP on opportunities and risks in the current tax landscape
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