Accounting is the language of the world of finance and taxation. As with all languages, there are certain rules and conventions that we follow to…
As with a jigsaw puzzle, we need to look at the picture on the front of the box before we start putting the pieces together….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
We are pleased to announce that TaxChambers LLP is once again recognized as a leading tax boutique in Canada for 2019-2020, by the Canadian Lawyer…
We are very proud to announce that once again our colleague Professor Vern Krishna was recognized by The Best Lawyers™ in Canada for his work in: Appellate…
$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…