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Analysis of how tax disputes form, evolve, and are decided.

Institute for Tax Controversy Studies

Research examining the structure and real-world performance of Canada’s tax dispute system. Explore → 

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 fai...

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 dynamic...