by Mikiyas | Oct 15, 2015 | Blog
Harper government partnered with industry group fighting CRA over KPMG case This is a non-story and the insinuation of the headline is false and biased. It implies that the PM was complicit in tax evasion, which is just untrue. I hate the Tories, but I hate crappy tax... by Mikiyas | Aug 26, 2015 | Blog
Dear Buddy, You know who you are. We were great friends in Jr. High and High School but drifted apart over the years. And now you are running for the NDP. I know my die-hard socialist mother would be so proud to have had you as her son right now, rather than... by Mikiyas | Mar 23, 2015 | Blog
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... by Mikiyas | Feb 26, 2015 | Blog
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... by Mikiyas | Feb 13, 2015 | Blog
Canadian Tax Law Haiku of the Week: Dreaded 160! CRA gets paid, even If it’s not your tax!! Introduction Unsurprisingly, the Income Tax Act (the “Act”)[1] frowns upon those who try to evade paying their outstanding tax liabilities by shifting assets to friends and... by Mikiyas | Jan 26, 2015 | Blog
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,...