Fiscal Arbitrators: Carlton Branch extradited to Canada to face tax fraud charges
According to a new release from CRA, Carlton Branch, one of the main operators of the “Fiscal Arbitrators” scheme... Read More →
Non-Resident Canadians Should Consider Tax Implications of Voting
The recent decision in Frank v. Canada (Attorney-General) 2019 SCC 1 striking the non-resident voting restrictions for federal elections in the Canada Elections... Read More →
CRA Don’t Do Robocalls
CRA do not use robocalls or autodialers. In our offices we have recently seen instances of taxpayers receiving calls... Read More →
New interpretive principles at Tax Court? Alta Energy Luxembourg S.A.R.L. v. The Queen
I’ll likely be writing more about this but I have reviewed an odd and interesting decision from Justice Robert... Read More →
When can I use the Tax Court’s Informal Procedure?
The Tax Court of Canada’s Informal Procedure rules drastically reduce the length and complication of the Tax Court hearing... Read More →
Security at CraigBurley.com
My site here at CraigBurley.com is soon to have a new SSL certificate, a key aspect of website security.... Read More →
Happy Canada Day: Letter to Attorneys General re their State Duty To Investigate Genocide
I wrote to the federal, provincial and territorial ministers of justice to investigate and prosecute crimes of genocide, under... Read More →
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 →