Canada: Accounting and Audit

As an experienced Canadian tax lawyer specializing in tax audits and investigations, I often advise clients on the critical distinctions between tax audits and criminal investigations under Canadian tax legislation, whether conducted by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) or Revenu Québec.

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is increasingly adopting advanced digital tools and artificial intelligence (AI) analytics to enhance tax compliance and enforcement.

From 2020 to 2025, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has significantly increased the use of administrative penalties as a core enforcement tool.

The British Columbia Supreme Court decision in Lewis v. WestJet Airlines Ltd. (2025 BCSC 1565) clarifies the circumstances under which accountants' work may be protected by legal privilege.

When most taxpayers receive a Notice of Assessment from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), they likely have the following concern: what did I do wrong?

Hear from Renee Merrifield, CEO & Founder of Troika Group, as she shares how this bold, innovative Canadian company is building sustainable communities.

On October 17, 2022, the Québec Court of Appeal in Centre universitaire de santé McGill c. Lemay held that the voluntary disclosure of a solicitor-client privileged forensic accounting report to a police force in the context...

The lifeblood of any business is its ability to collect cash and pay bills as well as pay its employees, particularly its owners.

It is not uncommon for litigation to involve the quantification of financial remedies across multiple political and monetary boundaries.

Sports Injury And Economic Loss

The IASB recently issued Clarification of Acceptable Methods of Depreciation and Amortization.

In a recent case, the Supreme Court of Canada, was asked to examine whether plan members had an equitable interest in the defined benefit surpluses in three federal government pension plans.