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Impact Initiatives

We commit our time and expertise to improve the tax dispute system and community.

1% for Tax Accountability

We dedicate 1% of all legal fees to driving systemic reforms that hold the CRA and DoJ accountable and improve tax controversy and litigation outcomes for businesses.

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Count Her In: Women in Tax Network

This initiative connects and promotes women excelling in the tax community with over 8 years of practice.

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Recognition

For nearly 20 years, our leadership in Canadian tax controversy and litigation has earned consistent recognition for expertise, results, and client trust.

Insights

Loss Consolidation Under GAAR: When Interpretation and Judgement Decide the Outcome

Loss Consolidation Under GAAR: When Interpretation and Judgement Decide the Outcome

November 25, 2025 - Key Takeaways Loss consolidation transactions attract CRA scrutiny even when they align with Parliament’s design. The mechanical structure rarely drives the dispute – the interpretive record does.

How Courts Decide When a Transaction Can Be Read Two Ways

How Courts Decide When a Transaction Can Be Read Two Ways

November 24, 2025 - Key Takeaways Penn Ventilator v. HMQ shows how disputes evolve when a transaction supports two viable case theories: one tied to the structure, the other to the business’s economic behaviour. ...

When Corporate Losses Require More Than Mechanics

When Corporate Losses Require More Than Mechanics

November 24, 2025 - Key Takeaways The mechanics worked, but the Court focused on whether the reorganization produced a real economic loss or merely a paper one. That distinction shaped the GAAR outcome. The decisive...

Control and Economic Reality in Cross-Border Dividend Disputes

Control and Economic Reality in Cross-Border Dividend Disputes

November 24, 2025 - Key Takeaways Inconsistent cross-border descriptions created tension between the structure’s design and its economic reality. Risk and benefit flowed to different entities across jurisdictions,...

CRA Reassessments Behave Like Capital Events

CRA Reassessments Behave Like Capital Events

November 24, 2025 - 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...

Costs Follow Control, Not Optimism

Costs Follow Control, Not Optimism

November 20, 2025 - Key Takeaways Enhanced costs continue to rise. The Tax Court again imposed enhanced costs on the Crown, reinforcing a pattern: disciplined conduct in the right arena creates financial consequences...

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