Sometimes the tax courts and the Federal Court of Appeal, just makes my day. This is one of them. The Ten Year limit on Penalty and interest relief applications. The Federal Court of Appeal decides in Taxpayers favour. Bozzer V. Canada. In a a far reaching decision for anyone who is interested in taxpayer relief …
Read more »Show me a bankruptcy file, and I will show you someone who has taxes as a main reason for declaring Bankruptcy. We are spending more and more time with tax clients discussing doing a debt proposal or bankruptcy to get out of tax trouble. There are both good and bad trustees and a hundred miles between them. A …
Read more »Hi Dan I just had a call from a gentleman named XXXX. CRA has froze his company bank accounts because he is behind in filing GST & Source Deductions. He had a nice collection agent that was working with them while they worked on getting up to date, they had written about 10 post dated …
Read more »I will be posting topic of general interest regarding taxes in Canada. This is a new site where we have had the site completely redone. (If you like the appearance and functionality of the site, let me know and I can give you the contact info for the designer.) I will be posting the same …
Read more »Welcome to the new site for Tax Audit Specialists! We are very pleased to present our updated site, with new sections, organized in a very user-friendly manner. We hope that you enjoy the fresh look! Please contact us to discuss your tax and audit issues!
Read more »Look for CRA to claw back any tax credits such as disability or Child Tax Benefits. The government of the day has sic’ed their bloodhounds to go wherever there is money to get. There are no hold barred in their fight with Canadians to get as much as they can. Times are tough; money is …
Read more »An expert witness is someone who has industry specific in depth knowledge on a subject. Sometimes an Expert Witness could also be a “Material Witness.” A material witness is someone who has direct knowledge of the specific circumstances surrounding the case. The interesting thing that comes out of this is that it opens up an …
Read more »There are a number of different types of TaxReps It is very important to match the right TaxRep to the right tax problem. So review the following with just thought to what is right for you. A TaxRep can come from any one of the following areas. A Lawyer An Accountant A Tax Consultant An …
Read more »If you want to fight CRA and Win, then ask yourself; What is a TaxCowboy? The short ansewer to the question is; A Tax Cowboy is someone who can fight CRA and win! First let’s take a humorous look at Cowboys. The ones who chase cows and the ones who chase tax auditors. Let’s …
Read more »A legal safety zone is a term that is sometimes used to imply you are safe there. It can be a little misleading. First of all, let’s look at the words; “Legal,” “Safety” and “Zone.” “LEGAL”: Defined as; of or based on law; concerned with the law; falling within the province of law; appointed or …
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