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March 23, 2026

British Columbia expands PST to new professional services

Authored by: Adrian Zee, Rosemary Anderson, and Zheting Su The recent 2026 BC Budget announced amendments (the “Amendments”) to the Provincial Sales Tax Act (“PSTA”) to eliminate certain exemptions and expand the application of PST to…

January 07, 2026

Insights from the 2025 CRA Roundtable

At the 2025 CTF Annual Tax Conference, during their annual 2025 roundtable (the “2025 Roundtable”) the Canada Revenue Agency (the “CRA”) answered questions regarding its current administrative views and practices. This blog provides an overview of certain key takeaways from…

December 17, 2025

Favourable changes to the Voluntary Disclosures Program for non-compliant taxpayers

The Canada Revenue Agency (the “CRA”) administers the Voluntary Disclosures Program (“VDP”) to grant penalty and/or interest relief to taxpayers who voluntarily disclose errors or omissions in their past tax filings and pay the taxes owing, provided they meet the…

December 09, 2025

The cost of inadvertent settlement offer disclosure: Technology Venture Corporation v The King

Overview The Tax Court of Canada Rules (General Procedure) provide that a party may be entitled to substantial indemnity costs if the party makes a settlement offer and ends up obtaining an outcome at trial as favourable as or…

November 20, 2025

The taxpayer relief provisions: Accessing relief from penalties and interest

Overview Tax disputes generally hinge on whether the imposition of taxes and penalties is correct. However, there are situations where a taxpayer can be granted relief from the imposition of penalties and/or interest even if they were correctly levied. Subsection…

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