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10 mars 2016 By Taxnet Pro

With the continuous rise of social media, content marketing has become even more critical to an accounting firm’s overall marketing strategy. Join Checkpoint Marketing for Firms and special guests Katie Tolin (founder, CPA Growth Guides) and Eric Majchrzak (Shareholder and CMO, BeachFleischman) for this high-energy best practices session that will explore how you can take your marketing to the next level and rock your content like a superstar.
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Donaldson v. R. - TCC: CRA’s computation of terminal loss on change of use correct

9 mars 2016 By Bill Innes

Précis: The taxpayer and his wife converted their personal residence to rental property in 2007 and from rental property to personal residence in 2008. They each claimed a capital loss and a terminal loss in 2008. CRA reduced both losses claimed and the Donaldsons appealed to the Tax Court. The Court struck Mrs. Donaldson’s appeal since her 2008 assessment was a nil assessment. In the case of Mr. Donaldson the Court dismissed his appeal on the basis that CRA’s computations of capital loss and terminal loss were both correct (apart from an understatement of the terminal loss in the amount of $7.99).
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Marine Atlantic Inc. v. R. - TCC: Appellant in GST appeal not bound by prior agreement with Crown

9 mars 2016 By Bill Innes

Précis: Marine Atlantic had reached a prior agreement with the Crown to be bound by the results of a Tax Court Appeal being pursued by a competitor ferry operator (the “BCF appeal”). The Tax Court rendered its decision in the BCF appeal but the appellant rejected the decision on the basis that admissions made by the appellant in the BCF appeal would not be made in the appeal of Marine Atlantic. The Crown moved for an order that Marine Atlantic was bound by the prior agreement. The Tax Court held that the admissions at issue in the BCF appeal were such that they left the issue of GST Input Tax Credits unresolved in the Marine Atlantic appeal. As a result it declined to issue the order sought by the Crown.
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Canadian Forest Navigation v. R. - TCC: Crown not bound by foreign rectification orders

8 mars 2016 By Bill Innes

Précis: The appellant received payments in 2004, 2005 and 2006 from its foreign affiliates. The payments were described as dividends. Subsequently the appellant obtained rectification orders in Cyprus and Barbados declaring such payments not to be dividends but rather transfers that resulted in indebtedness by the appellant to the foreign affiliates in the amount of the transfers. The appellant applied for an order under section 58 of the Tax Court of Canada Rules (General Procedure) that a question of law be determined before the hearing:
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Teranet Inc. v. R. - TCC: Court orders third parties examined for discovery

8 mars 2016 By Bill Innes

Précis: The underlying issue in this appeal was the disallowance of a portion of interest charges arising after a 2006 reorganization of a predecessor corporation of the appellant. The Crown took the position that the appellant had either refused or was unable to provide information about the 2006 reorganization. It therefore applied for an orders to discover third parties from two accounting firms that were involved in the 2006 reorganization. The Court concluded that the Crown had met the threshold for third party discoveries and granted the orders sought. Costs were awarded to the Crown.
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Sherman v. R. - FCA: Taxpayer appeal of GST New Housing Rebate dismissed from bench

7 mars 2016 By Bill Innes

Précis: Mr. Sherman was denied a GST New Housing Rebate. His appeal to the Tax Court was dismissed and he appealed to the Federal Court of Appeal. The Court of Appeal found that the Tax Court Judge had made no reversible error in concluding that Mr. Sherman did not have the intention to occupy the property in question as his primary place of residence. As a result the appeal was dismissed from the bench with costs.
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Romanza Soins Capillairies v. R. - TCC: Esthetician at beauty spa not an employee

7 mars 2016 By Bill Innes

Précis: The appellant hired Ms. Riendeau as an esthetician for a period of 9 weeks in 2012. The sole issue before the Tax Court was whether she was engaged in insurable employment for EI purposes during that period. The Tax Court reviewed the well known tests and concluded that she was not an employee during that period of time. Accordingly the appeal was allowed.
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Loates v. R. - FCA: Section 160 spousal transfer appeal dismissed from the bench

4 mars 2016 By Bill Innes

Précis: This is an appeal by the taxpayer from a Tax Court decision blogged earlier on this site. Mr. Loates’ spouse had transferred property to him at a time she had an outstanding income tax liability and he was assessed under subsection 160(1) of the Income Tax Act (the “ITA”) with respect to her unpaid income taxes. He was unsuccessful before the Tax Court and appealed to the Federal Court of Appeal where he raised a number of grounds of appeal. The Court of Appeal rejected all of his grounds of appeal and dismissed his appeal from the bench with costs.
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Elbadawi v. R. - FCA: Appeals of Tax Court decision and costs award dismissed from bench

4 mars 2016 By Bill Innes

Précis: Mr. Elbadawi appealed to the Tax Court in connection with the assessment of unreported shareholder benefits against him, his wife and his son. The trial lasted 10 days. His wife’s appeal was successful and his son’s appeal was partly successful. Mr. Elbadawi was however completely unsuccessful and the Court awarded costs in the amount of $86,240.14 against him to sanction his conduct during the course of the trial. He appealed to the Federal Court of Appeal but did not meet with any luck there either. His appeal of his tax liability was dismissed from the bench. Similarly his appeal of the costs award in the Tax Court was dismissed. The Crown was awarded costs in both appeals.
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William B. Huxham Inc. v. R. - TCC: Taxpayer denied ABIL - inadequate proof of debt

3 mars 2016 By Bill Innes

Précis: The appellant corporation claimed allowable business investment losses in 2008 and a resulting loss carry forward in 2009:
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