Capabilities

Engagement begins at reassessment, where leverage shifts.

 Issue Definition & Objection Design

Objections are designed to preserve issue scope under the large-corporation regime. Issue lock occurs at this stage. Appellate optionality must remain intact.

Exposure Modelling & Governance Alignment 

Resolution corridors modelled and dispute posture aligned with board-level risk expectations. Decision-ready analysis supports executive oversight and structured escalation. Early clarity preserves optionality.

 Record & Evidence Structuring

At reassessment, the factual record begins to harden. Documentation and positioning are assessed and realigned before crystallization, ensuring the record supports the governing legal theory.

Tax Court Strategy & Leverage 
Where necessary, the structure carries forward through the Tax Court stage. Pleadings and procedural discipline influence negotiation dynamics and resolution range.
Legal Framing & Characterization 

How the dispute is framed determines how it is evaluated and resolved. Characterization and statutory interpretation shape the posture taken at objection and beyond. 

Insights

The Post-Reassessment Decision Window in a CRA Dispute

The Post-Reassessment Decision Window in a CRA Dispute

In large-corporation CRA disputes, management must make consequential decisions immediately after reassessment while information remains incomplete and positions unsettled. This does not reflect a...

The Early Decision Window in a CRA Dispute

The Early Decision Window in a CRA Dispute

In large-corporation CRA disputes, the period immediately following reassessment is defined by unresolved conditions. Information is incomplete. Interpretations remain unsettled. Exposure cannot yet...

Management’s First Explanation in a CRA Dispute

Management’s First Explanation in a CRA Dispute

A CRA dispute begins when CRA issues its reassessment. Management’s first test begins when it explains it to directors, shareholders, lenders, investors, or partners. The structure varies. The...

CRA Reassessments Behave Like Capital Events

CRA Reassessments Behave Like Capital Events

Key Takeaways CRA’s incentive design produces earlier, larger, and more persistent reassessments. The Large Corporation Rules convert those assertions into temporary capital constraints. For...

When Institutional Continuity Becomes Management Exposure

When Institutional Continuity Becomes Management Exposure

Executive Abstract A CRA dispute unfolds across multiple institutions with different incentives and objectives. After a reassessment is issued, control over the advice and guidance shapes how the...

The Three Critical Inflection Points in CRA Challenges

The Three Critical Inflection Points in CRA Challenges

Peter Aprile, Senior Counsel at Counter LLP, describes three inflection points that define how CRA challenges develop and are resolved. The framework reflects insights drawn from years of...