Young Lawyers and Tax Practice
I always appreciate it when young lawyers with an interest in tax practice reach out to me to discuss their... Read More →
Massive CRA fishing expedition against PayPal customers
From phishing (as in my last post) to fishing as last night, PayPal informed Business account customers in Canada... Read More →
New Tax Court / Federal Court phishing scam
This post from the Federal Court of Canada about two new phishing scams is worth noting. Callers are being told... Read More →
What is a Notice of Assessment (or Reassessment)?
When the Canada Revenue Agency (or technically, the Minister of National Revenue through his or her agent, the CRA)... Read More →
Presentation to Hamilton City Council re LRT Environmental Project Report
I made a delegation to Hamilton City Council today regarding the Environmental Project Report it is to send to... Read More →
Confidentiality Principles and CRA Requirements
In Canada (National Revenue) v. KPMG LLP (2016 FC 1322) Chief Justice Crampton of the Federal Court refused a motion by... Read More →
Document Your Reasons For Foreign Investing: Gerbro Holdings v. The Queen
Associate Chief Justice Lamarre of the Tax Court has provided her typically thoughtful analysis of a holding company’s investment in... Read More →
New Developments in Small Business Taxation
I appeared at the Hamilton Law Association Corporate/Commercial Seminar in early October, with a short talk on New Developments... Read More →
Tax Authorities and the Online Frontier
I spoke to the Hamilton Law Association Corporate/Commercial Seminar in April of this year. The slides of that talk... Read More →
New Principal Residence rules require forms from most home sellers for the first time
Those who know tax know that a surprise is always just around the corner. This time, it was the... Read More →