Précis: The decision of the Federal Court of Appeal in BP Canada Energy v. Canada (National Revenue) (March 30, 2017 – 2017 FCA 61, Nöel C.J. (author), Stratas, Boivin JJ.A.) was blogged earlier on this site. The précis read:
The Federal Court of Appeal has reversed the Federal Court’s decision that held that corporate taxpayers can be required to produce their internal tax accrual working papers (“TAMPs”). This may be one of the most important cases in several years on the extent of the power CRA has in gathering private tax information compiled by Canadian businesses. The Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Appeal, who is a noted tax expert, has written an intellectually compelling decision. If the Supreme Court grants leave to appeal, which I think highly likely, it is difficult to predict what the Court will do. If I were a betting person, I would be inclined to think that the McLachlin Court, which has always exhibited a balanced, pragmatic approach in tax cases, will accept the analysis of Chief Justice Nöel.
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