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Author: Alain Gaucher, Q.C.
Published: August 9, 2018
Categories: Tax Litigation & Tax Dispute Resolution, Taxation
Authors: Alain Gaucher, Q.C., and Ravtej Grewal In the recent decision of Grimes v R, 2016 TCC 280, the Court considered a myriad of differing valuations for shares held by a… Read More
Authors: Graham Purse, Kristél Kriel
Published: April 12, 2018
Categories: Emerging Growth Companies, Science & Technology, Taxation
In the 2018-19 Saskatchewan Budget, Saskatchewan announced a new Saskatchewan Technology Start-Up Incentive (STSI) Program aimed at the rapid growth and success of newly-emerging technology companies in Saskatchewan. This blog explains… Read More
After March 31, 2018, the prescribed interest rate set by the CRA for family income-splitting loans will double from the current rate of 1% to 2%. This increase will affect the… Read More
On July 18, 2017, the federal Department of Finance (“Finance”) announced plans to eliminate a variety of tax planning opportunities involving the use of private corporations. The proposed changes are… Read More
Authors: Lesley Akst, Lane Zabolotney On June 9, 2017, Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) released draft Information Circular IC00-1R6 concerning proposed amendments to the Voluntary Disclosure Program (“VDP”). The proposed amendments follow… Read More
It is vital for shareholders of small corporations to plan in advance what will happen to their shares in the event of an unexpected death. Often, this is done by… Read More
With another personal tax season behind us, millions of Canadian taxpayers have filed their tax returns with Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). Most returns will be accepted without issue, but for… Read More
Published: March 23, 2017
Categories: Construction, Taxation
Author: Braden Marianchuk Yesterday, the Saskatchewan government released its 2017-2018 provincial budget which set out a number of changes relating to Provincial Sales Tax (PST), including an increase in the PST… Read More
Author: James Mercury
Published: January 20, 2017
Categories: Commercial Litigation, Municipal, Tax Litigation & Tax Dispute Resolution, Taxation
It’s been said that the oldest rule of administrative law is to give a citizen notice of an alleged transgression or failing before penalizing him because of it. This is… Read More
This post was written prior to our January 2017 merger, under our previous firm name, MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP. In Bell v The Queen (2016 TCC 175), the Tax Court… Read More