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By Drache Aptowitzer LLP | 7 Minutes Read January 15, 2020

It’s a whole new ball game for charities at the FCA

Many in the sector have, for many years, advocated that appeals from decisions to revoke and refusals to register be heard by the Tax Court for this exact reason. They are simply better suited for testing the facts. Unfortunately, for whatever reason, these pleas have not been heard by Parliament, now though, for strictly practical reasons, they may have no choice but to make changes. All around, Vavilov will have positive implications for the charity sector.

Article by Drache Aptowitzer LLP / Finance and Accounting, Not for Profit / administrative law, Administrative Standard, charities, courts, CRA, federal court of appeal, judges, tax court, Valivov

By Drache Aptowitzer LLP | 3 Minutes Read August 10, 2015

Supreme Court rules against director of a charity

As Counsel for Ms. Guindon in her case with the Minister of National Revenue we have kept our readers abreast of developments as the appeal wended its way to the Supreme Court of Canada. On July 31st, 2015 the Supreme Court issued its ruling in the matter thus ending the appeal for Ms. Guindon. The Supreme Court found...

Article by Drache Aptowitzer LLP / Not for Profit / civil penalty may attract charter protection, civilly liable, director liability, Income Tax Act, issuance of tax receipts by a charity, Minister of National Revenue, recognition of gifts received, specific donation structure, Supreme Court of Canada, tax court, tax opinion letter, tax shelter promoter, the donation were fraudulent, timeshare weeks

By Adam Gorley | 2 Minutes Read December 17, 2014

Eighteen-year tax battle with the CRA a win for taxpayers

Irvin Leroux fought the Canada Revenue Agency for 18 years over allegations of unpaid taxes and gross negligence. Despite losing some of Leroux’s original documents, the CRA eventually claimed he owed close to a million dollars in taxes, penalties and interest for three years when he was starting his RV park business in British Columbia.

Article by Adam Gorley / Business, Finance and Accounting / accountability, BC, British Columbia, Canada Revenue Agency, CRA, CRA audit, CRA duty of care, Duty of care, duty of care to taxpayers, gross negligence, Irvin Leroux, legal compliance, lost documents, tax compliance, tax court, unpaid taxes

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