Tax
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May 29, 2024
Multiple powers of attorney for business owners
Estate planning discussions are often centred around a person’s will. While it is essential to consider what will happen to your business assets upon your death, it can be equally important to plan for a situation in which you are alive but incapable of managing your affairs. The sudden absence of a business owner without proper planning can have a significant impact on the continued success of the business. A power of attorney is a vital aspect of this planning.
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May 29, 2024
Religious organization’s satellite sites not places of worship under tax assessment rules: court
Ontario’s top court has ruled against a religious organization seeking a property tax exemption for some of its properties, upholding an earlier decision that said they were not places of worship under the province’s assessment legislation.
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May 27, 2024
GAAR, financial losses and acquisition of control in Madison Pacific Properties Inc. v. The King
In late December 2023, the Tax Court of Canada handed down a lengthy judgment focused on the application of the general anti-avoidance rule (GAAR). GAAR decisions are relatively few and in Madison Pacific Properties Inc. v. The King, 2023 TCC 180 the Tax Court provides further clarification regarding its application.
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May 27, 2024
Indigenous Peoples’ Court welcome addition to city of Sudbury | Michael Michel
On May 2, 2024, Sudbury, Ont., became home to the 20th Indigenous Peoples’ Court in the province. In a special sitting of the Ontario Court of Justice, members of local First Nations, the judiciary and various community stakeholders gathered to celebrate this momentous occasion.
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May 24, 2024
Ontario Convocation talks criminal charge disclosure, heats up over bullying, money for diversity
A committee with Ontario’s law society is considering recommending that the regulator expand the amount of lawyer information it makes public — including if a member has been hit with criminal charges.
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May 24, 2024
The proposed enhancement of CRA’s audit powers, part two: Unpacking the new non-compliance regime
In part one of this series (see below for the link), we discussed how Budget 2024 marks a significant turning point for the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), introducing measures that substantially bolster its audit powers.
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May 24, 2024
Federal Court of Appeal upholds CRA decision to revoke fraternity’s charitable status
In its decision released on March 21, 2024, Sigma Chi Canadian Foundation v. Canada (Minister of National Revenue - M.N.R.), 2024 FCA 59, the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) upheld the Minister of National Revenue’s (the minister) decision to revoke the charitable status of a fraternal organization, Sigma Chi Canadian Foundation, (the appellant).
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May 23, 2024
Ottawa proposes Citizenship Act reforms that create new framework for ‘citizenship by descent’
Ottawa has proposed an overhaul of the federal Citizenship Act, which the minority Liberal government says includes a new framework for “citizenship by descent,” going forward, that would allow persons born abroad to Canadians beyond the first generation to access Canadian citizenship based on a “substantial connection” to Canada.
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May 22, 2024
New CBSA system for importers to Canada to officially launch Oct. 21
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has announced an Oct. 21 external start date for its new Canada Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) digital initiative for collecting duties and taxes on goods imported into Canada.
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May 22, 2024
New sanctions aimed at Russia–N. Korea arms trade for weapons used in illegal war on Ukraine
Two Russians and six Russian entities are targeted by the latest sanctions Canada has imposed in response to the Putin regime’s illegal war of aggression against Ukraine.