Archive for Month: May

A conceptual legal-business scene illustrating a home-based business dispute over rent subsidy eligibility in Canada. In the foreground, a judge’s gavel and scales of justice sit beside a miniature house model and financial documents. A magnifying glass highlights a modern home office setup with a desk, chair, and computer, while a large red X overlays the outline of a house in the background, symbolizing disqualification or exclusion. A Canadian flag is softly blurred in the background, reinforcing the Canadian tax and legal context. The image uses dramatic lighting and professional office decor to convey themes of tax law, government subsidies, and denied eligibility for home-based businesses.

Milne v The King, 2026 TCC 78 –When a Home-Based Business Is Not a “Qualifying Property” Under the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS) Program

Overview – A Toronto Business Owner, the COVID-19 Pandemic, and the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy Program Milne v The King is a 2026 decision from the Tax Court of Canada regarding taxpayer eligibility for the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (“CERS”) program in which the taxpayer operated a business out of...

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Forgotten, Missing Tax Records and Unreported Income Will Cost You Penalties: Canadian Tax Lawyer Analyzes the Court Case KARLOZIAN V. THE KING (2024 TCC 121)

Overview: How the CRA may deal with incomplete or unreliable tax records The case of Karlozian v. The King deals with an important issue in Canadian tax law: how the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) determines unreported income when a taxpayer’s records are incomplete or unreliable. The case also examines...

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Foreign Exchange Bureau Compliance in Canada: FINTRAC Reporting, AML Obligations, and CRA Tax Rules for Currency Exchange Businesses

Overview of Canadian Regulatory Framework for Foreign Exchange Businesses Foreign exchange bureaus operating in Canada are subject to a comprehensive compliance regime under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA), administered primarily by the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada, alongside tax reporting...

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