The Risks of Pre-Construction Condo Flips
The Risks of Pre-Construction Condo Flips Qureshi v. The King 2026 TCC 87 DECISION HERE Summary In Qureshi v. The King 2026 TCC 87, the Tax Court of Canada (“Court”) dismissed both an income tax [...]
The Next Five Years: The Biggest Tax Issues Canadian Taxpayers Will Face
The Next Five Years: The Biggest Tax Issues Canadian Taxpayers Will Face By Amit Ummat, Certified Specialist in Taxation Law The Canada Revenue Agency is changing rapidly. Increased access to data, enhanced audit technology, expanded [...]
Estoppel in Canadian Law: The Different Types of Estoppel and Why They Matter
Estoppel in Canadian Law: The Different Types of Estoppel and Why They Matter The term “estoppel” is used constantly in litigation, yet many lawyers and clients use it as though it were a single doctrine. [...]
What Makes a Really Good Tax Accountant: A Tax Litigator’s Perspective
What Makes a Really Good Tax Accountant: A Tax Litigator’s Perspective Most people think a good tax accountant is someone who files returns on time, finds deductions, and keeps clients out of trouble with the [...]
Common Income Tax and GST/HST Elections and Timing Traps in Canada
Common Income Tax and GST/HST Elections and Timing Traps in Canada One of the most overlooked areas in Canadian tax practice is the role of elections. Clients often assume that tax results flow automatically from [...]
Interest Relief Applications Demystified
Interest Relief Applications Demystified An application for interest relief in Canada is, at its core, a request to the Canada Revenue Agency to exercise discretion to cancel or waive interest that has accrued on a [...]
Rethinking Tax Simplicity in Canada: A Serious Case for Reform
Rethinking Tax Simplicity in Canada: A Serious Case for Reform Canada’s tax system has reached a point where complexity is no longer a byproduct of sophistication but a structural problem in itself. Complexity now functions [...]
Tax Pitfalls in Buying and Selling a Business
Tax Pitfalls in Buying and Selling a Business Buying or selling a business is often treated as a commercial transaction first and a tax transaction second. That is a mistake. In practice, many of the [...]
When Financial Statements Quietly Create Tax Litigation Problems
When Financial Statements Quietly Create Tax Litigation Problems One of the more overlooked causes of difficult tax litigation is not aggressive tax planning, offshore structures, or complicated corporate reorganizations. It is the ordinary set of [...]
The Stoic Tax Professional: Part 2
The Stoic Tax Professional: Part 2 This is an update to an article I wrote in 2020 about how stoic principles and exercises apply to a person working specifically in tax. You can find it [...]