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Common Reporting Standard Is Now Fully In Effect – If You Have Been Hiding Funds Or Assets Offshore, Now Is The Time To Disclose

Gone are the days when offshore bank accounts were outside the CRA's reach. With the advent of the CRS, CRA automatically receives financial information of Canadian taxpayers who own bank accounts or assets in other jurisdictions.

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Multiple Taxpayers Successfully Sue The CRA For Damages In Negligence: Ludmer et al c. Attorney General Of Canada

The facts and a detailed analysis by our skilled Canadian tax lawyers follows on this watershed case.

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Tax Evasion Canada Revenue Agency Executed Three Search Warrants

The CRA emphasized that there are more tax evasion investigations to come while also setting out the serious consequences of tax evasion in Canada.

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KPK Law LLP

Does Offshore Banking Confidentiality Hold Up In Canadian Courts?

The April 2016 "Panama Papers" leak highlighted the attraction for transnational actors of the confidentiality available in certain offshore financial centres.

Canada Litigation

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Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP

Shielding Non‐Resident's Assets Via A Canadian LP

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KPK Law LLP

2017 Federal Budget – International

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Crowe MacKay LLP

The Panama Papers: Canadian Bank Begins Closing Client Accounts

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Devry Smith Frank LLP

CRA May Propose Radical Changes To The Voluntary Disclosure Program

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Collins Barrow National Incorporated

Haven't Fulfilled Your U.S. Tax Obligations? (Infographic)

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Collins Barrow National Incorporated

OCAC Publishes Report On Voluntary Disclosure Program

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Dentons

CRA Expands EFT Tax Audits

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Hedge Fund Investments Survive Section 94.1 Challenge

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Unreported Income - Tax Haven Leak From Bahamas – Canadian Tax Lawyer Commentary

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Gerbro Inc. v. The Queen: Clarifying The Landscape For Canadians Investing In Offshore Hedge Funds

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

The Very Large And Vexing Lawsuit Re: Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome

Canada Cannabis

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Harris Sliwoski

Tokenized Carbon Credits: How Blockchain Is Revolutionizing Carbon Markets

Canada Technology

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Lease Termination Clauses: Know The Target Before Pulling The Trigger

Canada Real Estate

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Bennett Jones LLP

2025 Global In-House Counsel Report: Unique Insights Into The Global In-House Profession From ICW | Mondaq

Worldwide Law Practice

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In-House Counsel Worldwide

The Top 5 Outdated HR Policies That May Need A 2025 Refresh

Canada Employment

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Spring Law

Department Of Finance Releases Draft Legislation For Country-By-Country Reporting

In October 2015, OECD released its BEPS Action 13, focused on new country-by-country (CbC) reporting requirements for large multinational enterprises (MNEs).

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Grant Thornton

Overseas Tax informant Program (OTIP) – Latest CRA Statistics

The Offshore Tax Informant Program (OTIP) is the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) confidential whistleblower program that was put in place in January 2014.

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Ultimate Beneficiary

On April 8, 2016, a UK-Cayman Islands exchange of notes was signed regarding the sharing of beneficial ownership information.

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KPK Law LLP

"Smaller" Multinational Enterprises & Transfer Pricing

It seems that every day now there is an article of some sort addressing aggressive tax structures, often utilizing offshore entities, and the ramifications of (implied) inappropriate, underlying transfer pricing policies.

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Collins Barrow National Incorporated

Kingsway Decision: Speculation Or Inference Does Not Lead To Joint Actor Status + A Warning Regarding Purchasing From Offshore Sellers Through Canadian Brokers

Canada Commercial

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Cassels

The 'Panama Papers': What Do They Mean For You?

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Panama Papers And Offshore Accounts: Window Of Opportunity To Make A Voluntary Disclosure Closing

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WeirFoulds LLP

Panama Papers Leak Searchable Database Released

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Offshore Tax Informant Program –Latest CRA Statistics

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Major U.S. Anti-Inversion Regulations Impact Canadian Companies Both In And Out Of The Inversion Sandbox

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Panama Papers Leaks: Do You Know Your Exposure?

Canada Commercial

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Bennett Jones LLP

Insight - In Search Of Better Tax Outcomes

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Grant Thornton

Urgent Advisory: Commence Voluntary Disclosures Before The End Of 2015

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Gowling WLG

FAPI And Offshore Captive Insurance Arrangements

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Panama Papers Leaks: Do You Know Your Exposure?

The "Panama Papers" story hit the international press this week. An anonymous source leaked 11.5 million documents from Mossack Fonseca, the Panamanian firm believed to be the world's fourth largest provider of offshore legal services.

Canada Commercial

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Bennett Jones LLP

Insight - In Search Of Better Tax Outcomes

With highly efficient labour markets, a solid institutional environment and a strong banking system, Canada has long been considered one of the most competitive nations in the world.

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Grant Thornton

Urgent Advisory: Commence Voluntary Disclosures Before The End Of 2015

Data from the Canada Revenue Agency ("CRA") confirms that voluntary disclosures ("VDs") of offshore assets, gains and income hit record levels in 2015.

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Gowling WLG

FAPI And Offshore Captive Insurance Arrangements

According to the Department of Finance, certain taxpayers were quick to identify deficiencies in paragraphs 95(2)(a.21) and (a.22).

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Another Turn At Cheek: Willfulness And Non-US Residents

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Moodys Private Client Law LLP

Volunteering To Pay Taxes? It Could Save You Money!

Part II of this article will appear in the next Client Update Newsletter and will discuss other conditions for making a valid disclosure and how to participate in the VDP.

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WeirFoulds LLP

The Skinny On FATCA

The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act is a complex reporting and withholding regime enacted by the U.S. government in March, 2010.

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AUM Law

FATCA Is Not Your Enemy

Over the past six years, the United States has become increasingly concerned that Americans are stashing money offshore, essentially evading U.S. tax.

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MNP LLP

Reporting Income From Offshore Accounts

Lately I’ve noticed a number of articles regarding bank accounts held offshore by Canadian residents.

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MNP LLP

Appeal Filed With The Federal Court Of Canada Seeking A Declaration That FATCA Is Unconstitutional And Should Not Be Enforced In Canada

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KPK Law LLP

Is The Canadian FATCA Lawsuit A Pyrrhic War?

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Moodys Private Client Law LLP

FATCA Comes To Canada: The Basics

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Cassels

T1135 Reporting – A Moving Target

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MNP LLP

Form T1135, Foreign Income Verification Statement

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

FATCA Compliance Form W-8BEN-E Instructions Released

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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

The IRS Changes The Streamlined Program For Americans With Foreign Assets

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MNP LLP

FATCA Update - April 2014

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Grant Thornton

FATCA Update: IRS Changes Offshore Asset Voluntary Disclosure Programs

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Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP

IRS Significantly Improves Amnesty For U.S. Citizens Abroad

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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

U.S. Federal Tax Rules Applicable To Loans From A Canadian Parent To A U.S. Subsidiary

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Collins Barrow National Incorporated

"FBAR" Reporting Obligations For U.S. Executives Of Canadian Companies Sometimes Overlooked

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Torys LLP

FATCA In Canada: Is The Intergovernmental Agreement A "Good Deal?"

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Moodys Private Client Law LLP

FATCA – A Canadian Perspective / Commentary

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Moodys Private Client Law LLP

FATCA: An Update - May 8, 2014

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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