Charities’ Spending on Politics

How the CBC got it wrong again. Really wrong. Again. Tax Haiku of the Week CBC is wrong, Begging them to find sources, Like Jerry Springer. The CBC published an opinion piece on Sunday with the sensationalist headline “The Liberals are considering loosening the reins...

Another Court Finds CRA Owes Duty of Care… But only kinda…

Canadian Tax Haiku of the Week: Duty of care for Tax shelters? Is it really All CRA’s fault? Introduction In Scheuer,[1] a group of taxpayers who participated in a tax shelter donation scheme made a claim in negligence against the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”). The...

Employee or Contractor for Canadian Tax Purposes?

Ontario Real Estate Association v MNR, 2014 TCC 190 Link to Court Document Canadian Tax Haiku of the week: Am I Contractor? Or Employee? If unsure Just follow the test Introduction A trend emerging within the Canadian workforce has been the increase of out-sourcing...