by Mikiyas | Nov 24, 2014 | Blog
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... by Mikiyas | Nov 18, 2014 | Blog
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... by Mikiyas | Oct 31, 2014 | Blog
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... by Mikiyas | Sep 29, 2014 | Blog
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... by Mikiyas | Aug 15, 2014 | Blog
Canadian Tax Haiku of the Week: Bankruptcy is not The way to avoid tax due But sometimes last choice Case comment on Fiddler (Re), 2014 SKQB 231 Introduction Last week we mentioned how there were very few ways to avoid paying the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) when a... by Mikiyas | Aug 8, 2014 | Blog
Canadian Tax Haiku of the Week: Time and the Taxman Wait for no-one. To fight him, Call us right away! Introduction Everybody dreads opening their mailbox and finding an unanticipated letter from the CRA (“CRA”). Except, of course, for tax lawyers like us, because we...