CRA Extends the Underused Housing Tax Deadline (Again) to April 30, 2024
Wednesday, November 29, 2023Ian SpiegelCorporate Law, Business Law, Tax and Estate Planning
On October 31, 2023, the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) announced that owners affected by the Underused Housing Tax...
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No T3s for Registered Charities’ Internal Trusts
Monday, November 13, 2023Ian Spiegel, Lynne WesterhofCorporate Law, Business Law, Tax and Estate PlanningNot-for-Profit/Charities
After months of uncertainty for the charitable sector, the Canada Revenue Agency has confirmed that registered charities will not need to file a...
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CRA Extends the Underused Housing Tax Deadline to October 31, 2023
Thursday, October 12, 2023Ian SpiegelBusiness Law, Corporate LawTax & Estate Planning
On January 1, 2022, the Underused Housing Tax Act (the “Act”) came into effect. The Act requires certain owners of...
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Update: New Reporting Requirements For Trusts
Thursday, January 20, 2022Greg Farano, Lindsay Ann Histrop, Ian SpiegelBusiness Law, Corporate LawTrusts
In a previous blog post, we discussed the proposed new T3 Trust Income Tax and Information Return reporting and filing requirements for certain express trusts. These changes
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Snow washing is now more difficult in Canada, but at what cost?
Wednesday, May 26, 2021Kenneth Jull, Ian SpiegelLitigationSnow Washing, Money Laundering
For several years, the Canadian government has begun to focus on “snow washing”, the purifying of illegitimate funds through using shell corporations to launder money...
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Viewing the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in Callow through a compliance lens
Wednesday, December 23, 2020James R.G. Cook, Kenneth Jull, Ian SpiegelLitigationContract Law, Supreme Court of Canada, Compliance
The Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in C.M. Callow Inc. v. Zollinger on December 18, 2020. This decision is ground-breaking in the world of contracts, and can...
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