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McKesson: When Advocacy “Boyles Over”
Canadian Tax Haiku of the Week: Transfer pricing Judges need justice too in McKesson Canada IntroductionOn December 20, 2013, the Tax Court of Canada (“Tax Court”) released an eagerly anticipated 105-page verdict involving the latest Canadian transfer pricing trial,...
More on Tax Court Costs; Henco et.al.
Canadian Tax Haiku of the Week: Tax Court costs; Maybe Judges put aside Tariff Hooray! … if you win Introduction “[T]he Tax Court of Canada is quite prepared to put aside Tariff in favour of a more detailed analysis based on the factors set forth in Rule 147(1).” –...
“The Importance of Proper Pleadings in the Tax Court of Canada… Again”
Canadian Tax Haiku of the week: The Crown kindly gave An early holiday gift To Mister Legge Introduction We’ve previously blogged about Health Quest,[1] a judgement where the Tax Court of Canada (Tax Court) ruled in favour of the taxpayer because...
Everything you’ve never wanted to know about calculating distance as it relates to moving expense deductions
Canadian Tax Haiku of the week: Measuring by crows Should not be used anymore Best off going to court Introduction In a recent judgement, Hauser v The Queen,[1] the Tax Court of Canada (Tax Court) denied a taxpayers (Ms. Hauser) claim for a moving expense...
The Tax Court of Canada’s horrible mean unfair day… just like every day!
Canadian Tax Haiku of the Week: (Tax Court) Tax Court is not Fair? There’s no Equity in tax Either you owe or not These three cases were all handed down on the same day a couple of weeks ago. Each one of them is a snapshot of the way that Canada’s tax...
The Different Meanings of “Resident” for Canadian Tax Purposes
Canadian Tax Haiku of the Week: Before moving away Ensure that you are advised To stop surprise tax As usual, the CBC is incompetent when it comes to reporting about Canadian tax issues. On the National last week (one of my favourite TV shows… not) and on its website...
Canada’s Voluntary Disclosures Program
Canadian Tax Haiku of the Week: (Voluntary Disclosures Program) Have not filed, or Maybe forgot some income? Voluntary Disclosures! Introduction The reality is that we are moving towards an increasingly transparent tax world. The bad old days of people hiding income...
Uncle Sam Wants You! … or at least your information if you are a US Person…
Canadian Tax Haiku of the Week: US tax no joke FATCA and FBARS; whats that? Snow Birds may need to file too! Introduction On August 11, 2014, Gwendolyn Deegan and Virginia Hillis (the Plaintiffs) filed an appeal with the Federal Court of Canada challenging the...
Case Comment on 1057513 Ontario Inc. v HMQ
1057513 Ontario Inc v Her Majesty the Queen, 2014 TCC 272 Canadian Tax Haiku of the Week File your tax returns! When it comes to the tax act Time stops for no one Introduction The principle of integration in tax law refers to the goal that no tax advantage (or...
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