Publications

Whose Income is It?

In 1966, the Carter Commission recommended that the income tax system should consider the family (spouse and minor children) as the basic unit for determining…

Announcing Our New Partner, Jeremie Beitel

We are exceedingly pleased to announce Jeremie Beitel’s invitation into partnership at TaxChambers LLP as of August 1st, 2019. Jeremie joined our firm in 2018…

Kutner Law LLP Congratulates The Raptors Who Won Our Hearts And To All Our Friends, Clients And Family For Being Part Of WE THE NORTH Canadian Fans.

Kutner Law LLP Congratulates The Raptors Who Won Our Hearts And To All Our Friends, Clients And Family For Being Part Of WE THE NORTH…

CRA’s $1 Billion Real Estate Nut: Tough to Crack

The Canada Revenue Agency (the “CRA”) recently published a news release (the “Release”), in which it identifies over $1 billion in unpaid taxes in the…

AG Report on Taxation Describes a Porous Canadian Sales Tax Regime

Canadian tax policy is bleeding millions in lost e-commerce tax revenue while incentivizing Canadian businesses to expatriate for a competitive advantage, according to the Auditor…

$1.7M for CRA’s “Malicious Prosecution” Set Aside on Appeal

The British Columbia Court of Appeal (the “BCCA”) reversed (the “Decision”) a landmark decision (the “Lower Court Decision”) that had awarded a B.C. couple (the…

Bribery and Corruption in International Business

The SNC-Lavalin affair has dominated the Canadian news media for two months without complete revelation of what really happened. All that we know for sure…

Fines and Penalties

Section 67.6: “In computing income, no deduction shall be made in respect of any amount that is a fine or penalty (other than a prescribed…

CRA’s Initial Cryptocurrency Audits are Likely First of Many

The Canada Revenue Agency (the “CRA”) appears to be targeting users of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies for audit, according to a Forbes online article (the…

Paradise Papers, New VDP Not Government’s Panacea in 2019

The Canada Revenue Agency (the “CRA”) has launched roughly 100 audits into taxpayers named in the Paradise Papers offshore tax leak, according to documents tabled…

Bribery and the Rule of Law

Attorney General (and Minister of Justice) Jody Wilson-Raybould’s resignation following the government’s SNC-Lavalin debacle highlights how the “rule of law” applies to public prosecutions under…

Is The Goodwill Of Your Practice At Risk?: Preventing Former Employees/associates From Poaching Your Business Even Without Written Contracts

We often warn clients who employ employees or associates without employee or associate agreements that the lack of a written agreement can result in significant…

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