ArticleHybrid Loophole Closing In EuropeOn June 20, 2014 the European Union's Council of Economic and Finance Ministers agreed to amend the EU Parent-Subsidiary Directive (PSD).CanadaTaxMNP LLP
ArticleLe Pouvoir De Cotiser Par Avoir Net, Sondage Et Reconstitution Du Revenu Dans Son Texte, Son Contexte Et Son ObjetIl est acquis que la détermination du fardeau fiscal d'un contribuable est tributaire des opérations juridiques qu'il a mises en oeuvre, et ce, en deux temps.CanadaTaxNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleNew Government, New Tax PlatformOn October 19, Canadians elected a majority Liberal government for the first time in over a decade. Among the things that will change under this new leadership is how Canadians—both businesses and individuals—are taxed.CanadaTaxGrant Thornton
ArticleNo Routine Access By CRA To Tax Working Papers Rules The Federal Court Of AppealThe Federal Court of Appeal has limited the Canada Revenue Agency's (CRA) access to tax accrual working papers that reveal a taxpayer's uncertain tax positions.CanadaTaxBennett Jones LLP
ArticleOntario’s 2008 Budget TabledOntario’s Minister of Finance Dwight Duncan today tabled the Ontario provincial government’s third consecutive balanced budget, describing it as a "balance between quality public service and a competitive tax system".CanadaTaxBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
ArticleOther Measures & Medical Services Plan – BC Budget 2018The property value threshold for the full home owner grant is increased to $1.65 million for the 2018 tax year, from $1.6 million in 2017.CanadaTaxCrowe
ArticleProtecting Canada's Private CorporationsComing out of their annual board meeting, Collins Barrow is urging the Canadian government to delay the enactment of measures that profoundly change the taxation of private corporations and their shareholders...CanadaTaxCollins Barrow National Incorporated
ArticleQuébec Budget Provides New Incentives For The Creation Of Financial Services CorporationsIn its 2012-2013 budget, the Québec government proposed to introduce fiscal measures that will encourage the creation of new financial services corporations ("FSC") via two new refundable tax credits on eligible expenditures and on salaries paid to eligible employees.CanadaTaxStikeman Elliott LLP
ArticleReduction Of Input Tax Credit ("ITC") Recapture Rate For Ontario Portion Of HST ("OHST") Starting July 1, 2015Generally, "large businesses"1 are subject to the ITC recapture of the OHST portion paid on expenses relating to the acquisition of ...CanadaTaxMcMillan LLP
ArticleRepeal Of The Eligible Capital Property Regime: A Final Window Of Opportunity For Canadian Business OwnersAs part of Canada's Federal Budget that was presented on March 22, 2016, Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced the repeal, effective January 1, 2017, of the existing eligible capital property ("ECP") tax regime...CanadaTaxDavies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
ArticleSupreme Court Of Canada Declines To Hear An Appeal On Whether An Expenditure In The Course Of A Corporate Reorganization Was On Capital Or Income AccountEarlier today, the Supreme Court of Canada (The Chief Justice, Justice Rothstein and Justice Moldaver) dismissed an application for leave to appeal by Imperial Tobacco dealing with the classic distinction between deductible corporate expenditures on income account and non-deductible corporate expenditures on capital account. CanadaTaxDentons Canada LLP
ArticleTax Evasion Canada Revenue Agency Executed Three Search WarrantsThe CRA emphasized that there are more tax evasion investigations to come while also setting out the serious consequences of tax evasion in Canada.CanadaTaxKPK Law LLP
ArticleTax Inversions 101Canada is considered one of the best places in the world to do business, partly due to our low corporate tax rate and favourable policies on repatriating foreign income earned in active businesses outside of Canada.CanadaTaxGrant Thornton
ArticleTax Tips To Ring In The New YearIf you're like most Canadians, paying taxes isn't your favourite aspect of running a business. And paying more than you have to? No thanks.CanadaTaxGrant Thornton
ArticleThe Federal Court Of Appeal Permits Use Of Mark-To-Market Tax AccountingThe Federal Court of Appeal has held in the Kruger Inc. v. Canada decision published yesterday, that Kruger Inc. was entitled to use the mark-to-market method in computing its income for federal income tax purposes.CanadaTaxDavies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
ArticleThe Future Of Canada Revenue Agency Enforcement ActivitiesAs noted in an earlier blog post, we discussed the joint CBC / Toronto Star investigation and subsequent release of the Panama Papers.CanadaTaxDevry Smith Frank LLP
ArticleTSX Provides Guidance With Respect To Disclosure And Other Related Requirements For Transactions Requiring Security Holder ApprovalOn September 28, 2012, the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") published a notice (the "Notice") to provide guidance with respect to disclosure and other related requirements where a transaction is subject to security holder approval pursuant to the TSX Company Manual (the "Manual"). CanadaTaxDentons Canada LLP
ArticleNPO Tax Returns – Late FilingIncorporated non-charitable not-for-profit organizations ("NPOs") must file a T2 tax return with the Canada Revenue Agency ("CRA") just like a taxable for-profit corporation.CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawMiller Thomson
ArticleOntario Budget Proposes Review Of Provincial Mining Tax SystemOn March 27, 2012, Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan presented the 2012 Ontario budget. With a projected deficit of $15.2 billion in 2012-13, the Budget reveals a provincial government in need of additional revenues. CanadaTaxBorden Ladner Gervais LLP