
Joint Bank Accounts, the CRA and Third-Party Liability
Section 160 of the Income Tax Act, and its counterpart, section 325 of the Excise Tax Act, gives the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) broad powers to coll...
COVID-19 and Tax Planning Opportunities
There is no doubt that COVID-19 has caused havoc globally, negatively affecting almost every facet of our lives. One often highlighted negative outc...
What are the CRA Requirements for Record Keeping?
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) requires individual and corporate taxpayers to keep their records in case they are audited, or if the CRA wants a taxp...
Cryptocurrency Mining and the CRA
This tax season brings many hot topics, however one that carries a high degree of complexity is the taxation of cryptocurrency. As the cryptocurrency ...
The CRA and Employment Agency Audits
Recently, the Canada Revenue Agency has created a group project auditing employment agencies located in Ontario, Canada. These audits typically encomp...
What is an Allowable Business Investment Loss?
When a capital loss satisfies certain criteria, it can be reported to the CRA as an Allowable Business Investment Loss (“ABIL”), which is subject ...
Edge Highshare Updates and Recent Correspondence
This blog will provide those who purchased a Franchise in any year with an update in respect of our ongoing Edge related dispute with the CRA. If you ...
Real Estate Agents and Incorporating a Company
For years, professions have been lobbying the province of Ontario to be permitted to incorporate. After doctors were given the right to incorporate ov...
Offshore Bank Accounts and the Voluntary Disclosure Program
If you have an offshore bank account that holds more than $100,000 CDN, or many bank accounts that total $100,000 CDN, the Canada Revenue Agency wants...

