The Strategic Choice After Reassessment
Comparing the CRA’s self-adjudication stage with independent oversight in appeal
Insights
A company receives a CRA reassessment after prior planning work and tax opinions supported the transactions or filing positions. The company believes the core risk has already been addressed. The...
Key Takeaways The decisive failure in Zhang v. HMK was not mechanical. The CRA lost control of its ability to change the outcome after it accepted a settlement proposal. The taxpayer preserved...
By the time the CRA issues the reassessment, the record is already taking shape. During the objection, the CRA will reinforce its interpretation of the facts and how they apply. That view appears in...
Key Takeaways The reassessment shows the financial exposure. What moves forward depends on how the taxpayer frames the dispute in the Notice of Objection. In this case, the taxpayer’s Notice of...
A CRA Notice of Reassessment has been issued. The deadline to file a Notice of Objection is now active. Management is deciding how to respond. At this stage, management can still shape the response....
After a reassessment, management begins making decisions before the full facts and positions are clear. They set an initial view of exposure. They identify the assumptions that support it. They...