In Zeifmans LLP v. MNR, 2021 FC 363, the Federal Court considered whether a requirement for information regarding unnamed persons issued to an accounting firm was properly made under section 231.2 of the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the “ITA”).…
The Tax Court’s decision in Leonard v. The Queen, 2021 TCC 33, analyzed the oft-discussed legal concept of “an adventure or concern in the nature of trade”, which the courts use to distinguish between transactions of a business nature…
Authors: Alexander Demner, Tyler Berg, and Gloria Wang
The federal government released its 2021 budget on April 19, 2021. Coming in as the longest budget in Canadian history, Budget 2021 proposes a myriad of income tax…
In Paletta Estate v The Queen, 2021 TCC 11, the Tax Court of Canada allowed the taxpayer’s appeal in respect of “straddle” transactions undertaken in the early-2000s. In doing so, the Court expressly held that commercial activities undertaken solely…
On November 30, 2020, the federal government presented its Fall Economic Statement (“FES”). The FES contains numerous noteworthy tax measures, including both pandemic-related financial support as well as longer-term tax changes.
The following summarizes the notable income tax measures…
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On November 19, 2020, Parliament enacted the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (“CERS”). Ostensibly designed to replace the underutilized Canada Emergency…