

Why you Should Keep your Receipts
Keeping your receipts, regardless of the field it pertains to, is a prudent and highly advisable practice. In the area of tax, this practice becomes e...

Exporting Vehicles and the Agency-Principal Relationship
The cost to purchase vehicles (especially luxury vehicles) is frequently much cheaper for Canadian consumers than consumers in other countries. Someti...

The CRA’s New Audit Powers
In the new Budget 2021, there are changes to Canada’s taxation regime regarding the expansion of the authority of Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) audito...

The Canada Digital Services Tax
On April 19th, 2021, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland presented “Budget 2021”, the first budget...

Am I Earning Business Income or Investment Income?
The COVID-19 pandemic has created novel socioeconomic conditions where many Canadians are in a state of professional flux. The prospect of earning sup...
Are Awards Taxable – A Tax Court of Canada Example
In 2020, the Tax Court of Canada published its decision for Saunders v The Queen (2020 TCC 114). The issue in this case is whether monetary awards rec...

Canada’s 2021 Budget and its Impacts on Taxpayers
On April 19th, 2021, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland presented “Budget 2021”, the first federa...
S.45(2) Election and the Changes in Use of Property
Many Canadian taxpayers are aware that the disposition of a property typically triggers a capital gain. In other words, the taxpayer is required to pa...

Coinsquare and the CRA
On March 19, 2021, the Honourable Justice Pamel ordered CoinSquare, a major Canadian cryptocurrency exchange to provide a list of all Customer account...