Category: Tax

Aboriginal Law / Constitutional Law / Tax

by Maneesha Gupta · Oct 5 , 2016

Musqueam Indian Band v Musqueam Indian Band (Board of Review): Supreme Court of Canada Considers First Nations’ Right to Tax Golf Course Based on its Value as Residential Land

“Canada has never come to terms with First Nations people and our special place within the fabric of this country.” – Doug Cuthand The recent Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”)...

Tags: Assessment of leased reserve lands for taxation purposes Indian reserves Property assessments restricting use of lands Taxation

Corporate Law / Tax

by Patricia Joseph · Apr 7 , 2016

Legal Resurrection: Tax Appeals and Dissolved Corporations

In the height of tax season, corporations are reminded that regardless of their dissolved status, the government will always get its due. Dissolution does not offer protection against a tax...

Tags: 2016 FCA 100 Business Corporations Act Canada Revenue Agency corporate dissolution corporate law FCA Tax Tax Court of Canada Act

Business, Commercial, Civil Litigation / Tax

by Nareh Ghalustians · Mar 14 , 2016

Butler v Canada : Tax Filing Guidelines for Workplace Compensation Claims

Facts of the Case In the case of Butler v Canada, 2016 FCA 65 [Butler] Mr. Butler appealed a decision made last January at the Tax Court of Canada, where...

Tags: 2016 FCA 65 Business civil litigation Commercial income tax act Nova Scotia Workers' Compensation Act Old Age Security Pension Tax TCC

Business, Commercial, Civil Litigation / Tax

by Patricia Joseph · Mar 11 , 2016

Out in the Cold: No Protection with Tax Shelters?

Every year, Canadians can be found searching for ways to avoid paying the Canadian Revenue Agency (“CRA”) more than they absolutely have to in taxes. Many of us work hard...

Category: Tax

Musqueam Indian Band v Musqueam Indian Band (Board of Review): Supreme Court of Canada Considers First Nations’ Right to Tax Golf Course Based on its Value as Residential Land

Legal Resurrection: Tax Appeals and Dissolved Corporations

Butler v Canada : Tax Filing Guidelines for Workplace Compensation Claims

Out in the Cold: No Protection with Tax Shelters?

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