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 [...]

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 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 [...]

Choosing the Right Lawyer for a Tax Dispute A tax dispute with the Canada Revenue Agency is not simply an accounting problem. It is a legal dispute with a sophisticated government authority that audits, reassesses, [...]

Why I Choose to Work from an Office and not Remotely People regularly ask me, 'why do you have this office? A lot of other tax lawyers work remotely.' Having an office is important to [...]

Citation: Minister of National Revenue v. Shopify Inc., 2025 FC 969Court: Federal Court of CanadaDate: May 29, 2025Judge: The Honourable Mr. Justice RégimbaldDocket: T-778-23 Overview This case involves the Minister of National Revenue’s attempt to [...]

Malamute Contracting Inc v The King – Tax Court Considers Characterization of Shareholder Payments DECISION HERE In Malamute Contracting Inc v The King, 2025 TCC 47 [“Decision”], the Tax Court of Canada (“Tax Court”) was [...]

Former Blue Jays in Tax Court of Canada -- RCA Contributions and Canadian Tax Jurisdiction: A Deep Dive into the Martin and Donaldson Case   By: Amit Ummat decision linked here   Former Toronto Blue [...]

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