ARTICLES
Changes are coming to the CRA’s Voluntary Disclosure Program: Are you Ready?
Dean Blachford, Tax Litigation Lawyer Valentine Gurfinkel, Law Student The Voluntary Disclosure Program (“VDP“) allows taxpayers to avoid penalties, interest, and criminal tax evasion charges by disclosing formally unreported income and paying tax on it. As the Federal Government invests greater resources in tax enforcement, the VDP is becoming a vital tool for accountants in […]
Filing Objections: Why partnering with a tax litigation lawyer protects you and your client
Dean Blachford, Tax Litigation Lawyer As a Chartered Professional Accountant, you work with tax legislation every day and there is no one who understands your clients’ financial reporting obligations better than you. So, when CRA reassesses one of your clients, it’s only natural that you want to prepare the objection. There are a number of […]
Three Tax Issues That Lawyers and Accountants with International Clients Should Be Aware
Dean Blachford, Tax Litigation Lawyer Valentine Gurfinkel, Law Student With the Federal Government of Canada taking an increasingly aggressive stance against tax evasion and offshore investment, professionals advising foreign nationals doing business in Canada and Canadians doing business abroad need to make sure their clients comply with Canadian tax laws. Failure to properly report and […]
Google Inc. v. Equustek Solutions Inc., a Commercial Perspective
On June 28, 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada released its long-awaited decision in the case of Google Inc. v. Equustek Solutions Inc. The case is important as it affirms the authority of Canadian courts to issue worldwide injunctions against companies operating online, greatly expanding the power of Canadian courts in the process. However, by […]
Of Scrapes and Scraps… on the rising use of materiality scrapes in agreements of purchase and sale (Part 4 of 4)
Our fourth and final entry in this series of articles addresses knowledge scrapes, what they are, how they differ from materiality scrapes and how they can be best put to use in M&A transactions. Knowledge Qualifiers The starting point, when discussing knowledge scrapes, is the knowledge qualifier. A knowledge qualifier is a way to limit […]
Of Scrapes and Scraps… on the rising use of materiality scrapes in agreements of purchase and sale (Part 3 of 4)
In our second article of our series on the use of “scrapes” in asset purchase agreements or share purchase agreements, we examined the advantages of the materiality scrape. In this third installment, we will review the disadvantages of scrapes and solutions to reconcile seller and purchaser viewpoints. Arguments Against Scrapes As mentioned above, the materiality […]
NEWS
Enough is enough: half of the Member States temporarily leave UNASUR
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Dean Blachford and Karen Cheung Published in Tax Advocate
OTTAWA, Ontario – April 20, 2018 – HazloLaw Tax Litigation Lawyer Dean Blachford and Law Student Karen Cheung have been published in the April 2018 edition of Tax Advocate. Their article explores the legal tests for determining when income is situated “on reserve” for purposes of obtaining an exemption under Section 81 of the Income Tax […]
Another Free Trade Agreement on the horizon? Canada and Mercosur negotiating towards a comprehensive FTA
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FinDev Canada is operational to help the private sector in developing countries
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HazloLaw – Business Lawyers proud to have contributed to 2018 E-iure Compendium
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Webinar Video: What to do When the CRA Contacts You
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