Taxation

Business
CRA goes fishing for PayPal users on hook for taxes
The Canada Revenue Agency is looking to catch PayPal-registered businesses not declaring income or tax
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Trouble in Paradise: The end of tax haven secrecy
Cyberattacks on tax haven law firms means client records are no longer confidential
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Business
Paradise Papers tax leak will further damage credibility of Trudeau, Morneau
Massive leak reveals tax avoidance schemes in upper echelon of Canadian politics
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Bill Morneau’s backpedalling recalls past tax debacles
Tax lawyer David J. Rotfleisch says the tax reversal would have likely occurred in a U.S. scenario as well
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Business
History Repeating: How Bill Morneau blew the Liberals' chance at tax reform
If only Justin Trudeau had learned from the 1981 political disaster of Pierre Trudeau
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Business
Morneau mars talk of tech tax support with tetchy remarks in Waterloo
As Andrew Scheer meets with Waterloo business owners, Morneau bristles at media questions
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Business
Embattled Morneau backtracks on personal assets, business capital gains
Finance Minister Morneau to put assets in a blind trust, backtracks on capital gains
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Business
Finance Minister Morneau announces changes to passive investment rules
Latest round of tax changes unlikely to impress or affect most Canadians
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Business
Trudeau tries to re-set national tax proposals with small business tax cut
Stouffville event leaves tax experts wondering how govt will make up for lost revenue
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Business
Canadian accountants await Morneau tax message on Monday morning
Latest Angus Reid poll shows disappointment with Liberals, support for tax proposals
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Business
High price of land why farmers fighting Morneau tax proposals
Chartered Professional Accountant Fred Mertz of Calgary, Alberta says succession planning is key to the family farm
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Business
Editorial: Why Canadian accountants are furious with Bill Morneau and the Liberals
That boiling sound you hear is what you get when you toss in a few common complaints and turn up the heat
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Business
Morneau tax talk ends. What will the Liberals do next?
The 75-day consultation period is over. How will Finance Minister Bill Morneau change his tax proposals?
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Taxation
Rules of the Game: Michael Wolfson on income inequality, incorporation and tax avoidance
The economist at the centre of the Morneau tax firestorm talks to Canadian Accountant
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Taxation
The economics professor at the centre of the Ottawa tax firestorm
As Justin Trudeau defends Morneau tax proposals in Question Period, Michael Wolfson shares his opinions with Canadian Accountant
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David J. Rotfleisch
Morneau tax amendments an assault on entrepreneurs
Canadian Accountant columnist David J. Rotfleisch says Bill Morneau's tax proposals hurts small business owners
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David J. Rotfleisch
Feeling Lucky? CRA tax evasion convictions on downward trend
The Canada Revenue Agency has released its latest audit statistics. Tax lawyer David J. Rotfleisch says they won’t encourage voluntary disclosure
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Practice
Canadian tax pros push back against Morneau private corporation proposals
Coalition of industry groups sees fallout to family business succession planning
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David J. Rotfleisch
VDP Consultation: Read David Rotfleisch's submission to National Revenue Minister
Consultation on changes to the Voluntary Disclosures Program has ended
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Business
U.S. reform of individual income tax could impact Canadian business
As the Trump administration prepares to reform the U.S. tax code, lower individual income tax rates could impact Canadian business
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Business
Proposed U.S. tax reform: clarifying the options
With proposed U.S. tax reform looming, we look at the options and their ramifications for Canadian business
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Business
Proposed U.S. tax reform could have major impact on Canada
As the Trump administration prepares to release its NAFTA negotiating objectives, proposed U.S. tax reforms looms as an equal threat to Canada
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David J. Rotfleisch
VDP Changes: The Law of Unforseen Consequences
A closer look at the Canada Revenue Agency’s proposed changes to the Voluntary Disclosures Program and their ramifications
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Breaking the VDP when it doesn’t need fixing
Tax lawyer David Rotfleisch says proposed changes by the Canada Revenue Agency to the Voluntary Disclosures Program are bad ones
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Practice
Crackdown: CRA Voluntary Disclosures Program, conclusion
The conclusion of our five-part series on the CRA's proposed changes to the Voluntary Disclosures Program focuses on proceeds from crime
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