Publications

Child Support Payments to a Non-Resident Not Deductible

In Sruder, 2011 TCC 322, the Tax Court dismissed the taxpayer’s argument that the child support amounts could be deductible under Article 18(2)(d) of the…

Swarbrick and Medvedev

Every week the Tax Court of Canada (TCC) hands down decisions in tax cases.  Often you will hear that “you can’t win at tax court”…

Receipts Crucial for Claiming Expenses

On April 19, 2010, Justice Sheridan of the Tax Court of Canada released her decision in Naguit. The issue before the Court was the deductibility of…

Content of Tax Appeals

In an interesting article on March 13, 2010, Jamie Golombek wrote about a recent decision in the Tax Court of Canada. The issue before the Tax…

Family Business Expenses Denied

On November 30, 2009, the Tax Court of Canada released its judgment in Massicotte. The case involved the taxpayer and her brother who jointly owned rental…

Common-Law Partners and the Child Tax Benefit

On November 13, 2009, Justice Boyle of the Tax Court of Canada dismissed the appeal of Ms. Kimberley Anne Brunette. Ms. Brunette had filed an appeal…

Supreme Court Affirms Crown as Ordinary Creditor

On October 30, 2009, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Quebec (Revenue) v. Caisse Populaire Desjardins de Montmagny. The case involved a number…

‘Natural Person’ Argument Rejected

On September 16, 2009, the Tax Court of Canada released its decision in Kion v. R. The case involved a husband and wife who operated a…

CRA and the Stripper – An example of the Net Worth Assessment

 On August 10, 2009, the Tax Court of Canada ruled against the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) who issued net worth assessments in excess of $1…