
Bill C-208 – New Rules for Intergenerational Wealth Transfers
On June 29, 2021, Bill C-208 received Royal Assent. It represents a significant change to the Income Tax Act (“ITA”) for intergenerational...
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...
John Scholz and RRSP Advantages
Have you recently received correspondence from the CRA regarding an audit or reassessment of your income tax returns for an alleged “strip” of a r...
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...
Retail Investing and the Tax Implications in Canada
The COVID-19 pandemic has created novel economic conditions for Canadian investors. Many Canadians were laid off or let go completely from their place...
The Taxation of Electric Vehicles
In recent years, Canada has experienced a significant increase in the adoption rate of ZEV (zero emission vehicle). According to Statistics Canada, el...
The CRA Audit Process
Canada has a self-reporting tax regime, meaning that Canadians are responsible for accurately reporting their taxes payable to the federal government ...
The Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy
Previously, we wrote about the initial emergency relief Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) implemented by the Government of Canada. As the changes i...

