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Authored by: Adrian Zee, Rosemary Anderson, and Zheting Su The recent 2026 BC Budget announced amendments (the “Amendmentsâ€�) to the Provincial Sales Tax Act (“PSTAâ€�) to eliminate certain exemptions and expand the application of PST to five new categories of professional services starting Oct … Read more »

At the 2025 CTF Annual Tax Conference, during their annual 2025 roundtable (the “2025 Roundtableâ€�) the Canada Revenue Agency (the “CRAâ€�) answered questions regarding its current administrative views and practices. This blog provides an overview of certain key takeaways from the 2025 Roundtab … Read more »

The Canada Revenue Agency (the “CRAâ€�) administers the Voluntary Disclosures Program (“VDPâ€�) to grant penalty and/or interest relief to taxpayers who voluntarily disclose errors or omissions in their past tax filings and pay the taxes owing, provided they meet the eligibility requirements of … Read more »

Overview The Tax Court of Canada Rules (General Procedure) provide that a party may be entitled to substantial indemnity costs if the party makes a settlement offer and ends up obtaining an outcome at trial as favourable as or more favourable than that offer. In Technology Venture Corporation v The … Read more »

Overview Tax disputes generally hinge on whether the imposition of taxes and penalties is correct. However, there are situations where a taxpayer can be granted relief from the imposition of penalties and/or interest even if they were correctly levied. Subsection 220(3.1) of the Income Tax Act (“I … Read more »