Increased CRA Tax Audits of Real Estate Transactions
The Canada Revenue Agency has recently been actively monitoring and tax auditing real estate transactions in British Columbia, as it has been previously doing in the GTA (Toronto area). CRA has added...
View ArticleGST/HST Refund to Non-Residents on Eligible Tourist Packages
GST/HST Refund for Tourists The Foreign Convention and Tour Incentive Program (FCTIP) offers a GST/HST refund to non-residents on eligible tourist packages. The tourist part offers a GST/HST refund to...
View ArticleGST/HST Gross Negligence Penalties – Canadian Tax Penalties – Toronto Tax...
Introduction – GST/HST Gross Negligence Penalties Businesses which provide goods and services in exchange for money or other valuable consideration are required to charge their customers GST/HST. When...
View ArticleRetroactive GST/HST Registration | Rotfleisch & Samulovitch PC
Introduction – Background of HST Registration In 1991 parliament passed amendments to the Excise Tax Act to create the Goods and Services Tax (“GST”). The GST operates as a value added tax and in...
View ArticleTax Guidance for Assignors in Real Estate Assignment Transactions
Tax Guidance for Assignors in a Real Estate Assignment Transaction – a Toronto Tax Lawyer Analysis Introduction – What is Real Estate Assignment Buying and Selling real estate assignments is a common...
View ArticleGST/HST Zero-Rated & Exempt Supplies: Canadian Tax Lawyer’s Guide
Introduction – The Excise Tax Act and Classifying Supplies A GST/HST registrant must collect and remit GST/HST on sales of taxable supplies. The Excise Tax Act provides three classifications for...
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A Canadian Tax Lawyer’s Scary Taxes for Halloween
Pumpkins, spiders and taxation? The ghouls and ghosts of Halloween do not stop the haunting of taxation issues. Our experienced Canadian tax lawyers have chosen a few Halloween related facts and...
View ArticleNew Housing Rebate: Guidance from a Canadian Tax Lawyer on the Issue of...
What is the new housing rebate? The new housing rebate is available to individuals who purchase a new home or condo from a builder, or who hires a builder to construct a new house. It allows...
View ArticleSelf-employed, Canadian Onlyfan and other Sex Workers Earning More than...
The broad category of sex work in Canada includes a variety of jobs, such as phone sex operators, exotic dancers, sex product manufacturers, strip club management, pornographic performers, webcam...
View ArticleAttempting Tax Fraud by Forging Fake Business Records to Unlawfully Claim...
Three counts of breaking Excise Tax Act Sections 327(1)(a), 327(1)(c), and 327(1)(d) were brought against Michael Scholz, the defendant in this case. These provisions describe offenses under the Excise...
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