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Category: Books and records

Books and records

Posted on: May 5, 2023 Last updated on: May 3, 2023 Written by: John Loukidelis
It bears repeating: you must maintain books a records as long as necessary to support any claim you wish to make for a deduction or loss under the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the “Act”), especially if you are prosecuting an…
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How long to retain records?

Posted on: July 13, 2015 Last updated on: July 13, 2015 Written by: John Loukidelis
In Hill Fai Investments Ltd v R, 2015 TCC 167, the court held that the six-year period for which taxpayers must retain books and records begins with the year in which a claim is made for which the books and…
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Guest post on the DTC

The following article on the disability tax credit was written by Tanya O’Connell, a former law clerk at Loukidelis Professional Corporation. The Disability Tax Credit (DTC) The DTC is a personal tax credit available under section 118.3 of the Income…
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Inter-company loans

Subsection 15(1) of the Income Tax Act could apply where Aco loans money to Bco and Bco has no means of repaying the money. On the other hand, subsection 246(1) will not apply where Bco and its shareholder have no…
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Change in use and flipping

The CRA has confirmed that a deemed disposition under subsection 45(1) of the Income Tax Act resulting from a change in use is not a disposition for the purposes of the flipping rules in subsections 12(12) and 12(13). See 2024-1027831C6.
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Swiss bank account trouble

In Azmayesh-Fard v R, 2025 TCC 20, the Court considered whether the CRA had properly reassessed a taxpayer beyond the normal reassessment period and imposed gross negligence penalties for unreported income from a Swiss bank account and for failing to…
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Price adjustment clause

An accounting colleague has reported to me on a CRA audit involving a price adjustment clause. The CRA challenged the valuation used for a transfer of property. The taxpayer and the CRA eventually agreed on a valuation that was about…
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Guest post on the DTC

The following article on the disability tax credit was written by Tanya O’Connell, a former law clerk at Loukidelis Professional Corporation. The Disability Tax Credit (DTC) The DTC is a personal tax credit available under section 118.3 of the Income…
Continue reading “Guest post on the DTC”…

Inter-company loans

Subsection 15(1) of the Income Tax Act could apply where Aco loans money to Bco and Bco has no means of repaying the money. On the other hand, subsection 246(1) will not apply where Bco and its shareholder have no…
Continue reading “Inter-company loans”…

Change in use and flipping

The CRA has confirmed that a deemed disposition under subsection 45(1) of the Income Tax Act resulting from a change in use is not a disposition for the purposes of the flipping rules in subsections 12(12) and 12(13). See 2024-1027831C6.
Continue reading “Change in use and flipping”…

Swiss bank account trouble

In Azmayesh-Fard v R, 2025 TCC 20, the Court considered whether the CRA had properly reassessed a taxpayer beyond the normal reassessment period and imposed gross negligence penalties for unreported income from a Swiss bank account and for failing to…
Continue reading “Swiss bank account trouble”…

Price adjustment clause

An accounting colleague has reported to me on a CRA audit involving a price adjustment clause. The CRA challenged the valuation used for a transfer of property. The taxpayer and the CRA eventually agreed on a valuation that was about…
Continue reading “Price adjustment clause”…

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Guest post on the DTC

The following article on the disability tax credit was written by Tanya O’Connell, a former law clerk at Loukidelis Professional Corporation. The Disability Tax Credit (DTC) The DTC is a personal tax credit available under section 118.3 of the Income…
Continue reading “Guest post on the DTC”…

Inter-company loans

Subsection 15(1) of the Income Tax Act could apply where Aco loans money to Bco and Bco has no means of repaying the money. On the other hand, subsection 246(1) will not apply where Bco and its shareholder have no…
Continue reading “Inter-company loans”…

Change in use and flipping

The CRA has confirmed that a deemed disposition under subsection 45(1) of the Income Tax Act resulting from a change in use is not a disposition for the purposes of the flipping rules in subsections 12(12) and 12(13). See 2024-1027831C6.
Continue reading “Change in use and flipping”…

Swiss bank account trouble

In Azmayesh-Fard v R, 2025 TCC 20, the Court considered whether the CRA had properly reassessed a taxpayer beyond the normal reassessment period and imposed gross negligence penalties for unreported income from a Swiss bank account and for failing to…
Continue reading “Swiss bank account trouble”…

Price adjustment clause

An accounting colleague has reported to me on a CRA audit involving a price adjustment clause. The CRA challenged the valuation used for a transfer of property. The taxpayer and the CRA eventually agreed on a valuation that was about…
Continue reading “Price adjustment clause”…

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