September 07, 2025 - 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...
September 03, 2025 - The Shared Challenge Counsel on both sides of tax disputes face the same challenge: how to resolve cases in ways that are fair, objective, and justifiable — settlements that withstand internal and...
August 21, 2025 - Key Takeaways Benefit without cost invites scrutiny: Courts scrutinize tax structures that offer benefit without tradeoff, and when they find this gap, they side with the CRA and uphold the...
August 14, 2025 - Key Takeaways No inference of intent: Courts rejected the claim that surplus cash was earmarked for decommissioning in the absence of contemporaneous reserves, allocations, or disclosures. ...
August 11, 2025 - Key Insights at a Glance Deferral as strategy: Departure tax can be deferred without interest when acceptable security is posted, preserving liquidity during transition. Forms of security: CRA...
June 30, 2025 - Key Takeaways Forum defines outcomes: The taxpayer’s appeal was quashed without the merits ever being heard because the chosen forum lacked jurisdiction. Procedure equals substance: Courts...
