Sales, Commodity and Indirect Tax

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Rectification is not Equity’s Version of a “Mulligan” – Words to Heed After Fairmont and Coutu

Introduction In Canada’s common law jurisdiction, rectification has historically been a powerful equitable remedy which, if granted, enables applicants to “travel back through time” to correct the documentary basis of transactions that have resulted in unintended detrimental tax or other...

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Half-Loaf Fully Baked?

In the recent decision Gervais v. R.[1], the Tax Court of Canada confirmed the application of the general anti-avoidance rule (“GAAR”) to a taxpayer who attempted to benefit from his spouse’s lifetime capital gain exemption.  The tax plan implemented is...

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Le privilège des communications entre client et avocat : d’une importance tout simplement cruciale!

Décisions de la Cour suprême du Canada Le vendredi 3 juin 2016, la Cour suprême du Canada (la « CSC ») a publié deux décisions importantes [Canada (Procureur général) c. Chambre des notaires du Québec et Barreau du Québec, 2016 CSC 20 (« Chambre des notaires »); et...

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Solicitor-Client Privilege: It is Just That Important!

Supreme Court of Canada Decisions On Friday, June 3, 2016, the Supreme Court of Canada (the “SCC”) released two important decisions (Canada (Attorney General) v. Chambre des Notaires du Qúebec et Barreau de Qúebec, 2016 SCC 20 (“Chambre des Notaires”)...

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La double constitution de sociétés au Delaware et au Canada pour les entreprises technologiques canadiennes en démarrage

Les entreprises canadiennes en démarrage, notamment celles du secteur des technologies de l’information (applications mobiles, logiciels et autres technologies de l’information), peuvent profiter de certains avantages, entre autres des avantages fiscaux rattachés à l’exploitation à la fois d’une société établie...

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The “Delaware – Canco Straddle” for Canadian Tech Start-Ups

Canadian start-ups, including those in the information technology sector (i.e. mobile apps, computer software and other information technologies (“IT”)) may benefit from certain tax and corporate advantages of operating both a Canadian corporation (“CanCo”) and a U.S.-based corporation (often a...

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Planification de vente d’achalandage – Incidences fiscales du budget fédéral de 2016

Les immobilisations admissibles comprennent les listes de clients, les droits de franchise, les permis, les licences, les quotas et d’autres biens incorporels. Elles comprennent également l’achalandage, qui correspond de façon générale à l’excédent de la valeur d’une société sur la...

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Planning To Sell Goodwill – Tax Implications of the 2016 Federal Budget

Eligible capital property (“ECP”) includes such things as customer lists, franchise rights, licenses, quotas and other intangibles.  ECP also includes goodwill, which in general terms is the value of a company beyond the value of its tangible and other specified...

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Les Panama Papers: alerte aux contribuables

À présent, de nombreux Canadiens sont au courant des révélations au sujet des Panama Papers. Si vous n’avez pas encore entendu parler du dévoilement simultané du 3 avril dernier dans la presse mondiale par un vaste réseau de partenaires médiatiques...

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The Panama Papers: Taxpayer Alert

By now, many Canadians have heard of the Panama Papers. If you have not heard about the April 3, 2016 simultaneous global news release, by a large network of international media partners, related to the work of the International Consortium...

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Chambers Global Practice Guides Transfer Pricing 2023 – Canada: Law & Practice and Trends & Developments

Read about recent developments in Canadian transfer pricing including the rules governing transfer pricing, transfer pricing methods and the rise in Court intervention in transfer pricing disputes.

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Successful Tax Court of Canada Appeal

Ron Choudhury and David Chodikoff represented CanLII in a successful sales tax appeal, where the Tax Court of Canada found in favour of CanLII, on the basis that CanLII made a taxable supply with respect to the provision of a virtual library and are consequently entitled to claim input tax credits.

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