Several clients have contacted me in recent weeks after receiving telephone calls from individuals who claim to be from the Canada Revenue Agency.

In Brent Kern Family Trust v. The Queen, the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed the taxpayer’s appeal with reasons delivered from the bench.

ConocoPhillips had commenced an application for judicial review as a result of a dispute between the CRA about whether a Notice of Reassessment had been validly sent to the taxpayer.

The CRA recently provided its views on whether digital currency, including Bitcoins, are considered "specified foreign property" under the foreign property reporting rules in section 233.3 of the Income Tax Act.

Where a taxpayer receives an inflated donation receipt, may the taxpayer claim a charitable donation credit for the cash amount of the gift?

In the recent decision in Clearwater Seafoods Holdings Trust, the Federal Court of Appeal considered the scope and purpose of Rule 29(1) of the Tax Court of Canada Rules.

A pair of recent Tax Court of Canada judgments highlight the unsustainable position taken by the CRA that a statute-barred dividend refund that cannot be recovered by the taxpayer nonetheless reduces taxpayer’s "refundable dividend tax on hand" ("RDTOH") balance.

Managers of foreign financial institutions (“FFIs”) operating in China have experienced the impact of significant tax reforms.

An employer is paying the price for dismissing an employee who was recruited with an attractive job offer.

The Ontario Government recently introduced Bill 132, An Act to amend various statutes with respect to sexual violence, sexual harassment, domestic violence and related matters as a response to the Government's "It's Never Okay: An Action Plan to Stop Sexual Violence and Harassment" policy statement announced earlier this year.

Many employers employ quantitative and qualitative tools to measure employee engagement and satisfaction in the workplace.

A former Safety Manager in California is among those charged with "willfully violating worker safety rules", allegedly causing the death of a worker.

An employee did not have a right under occupational health and safety legislation to refuse work due to harassment, a Nunavut judge has held.

An employee need not physically assault a co-worker in order to be dismissed for workplace violence, an arbitrator’s decision shows.

Does a "kick in the butt" excuse a punch in the mouth? That was the question facing the Court in the recent case of Li v Furguson.

Does a "kick in the butt" excuse a punch in the mouth? That was the question facing the Court in the recent case of Li v Furguson.

A professional engineer who engaged in an "over the top, aggressive" argument with an established member of management, has lost his safety-retaliation case.

As we previously reported, the total of safety fines imposed for the December 24, 2009 swing stage collapse fatalities is $1,240,000.

Not every health condition will be a disability, and the mere assertion by an employee that he has a health issue may not be enough , in every case, to require the employer to accommodate.

Employers often struggle with the question of who is a "supervisor" under the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act.