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What Canadian High Net Worth Families Should Know About the U.S. One Big Beautiful Bill

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The United States recently passed tax legislation called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), a follow-up to the 2017 Trump tax cuts. While the bill is American, many Canadian families with cross-border ties, including...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Tax Bytes: Week of June 30, 2025

Welcome to this week’s edition of Tax Bytes. Our team of tax lawyers is actively monitoring for federal and international tax developments and issues of note. Each week we pull together the items we deem most important to...more

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UK Tax Round Up - February 2025

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Welcome to February’s edition of the UK Tax Round Up. This month has seen a number of interesting decisions covering the unallowable purpose test in relation to cross border group relief tax losses, the application of the...more

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

Understanding Tariffs and Strategies for Mitigating Their Impact

In recent months, tariffs have become a significant concern for businesses importing goods, particularly in relation to trade agreements between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada, as well as with other countries. The U.S....more

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Selected US Tax Developments

Canadians who emigrate to the United States or elsewhere face many decisions and considerations associated with departure, but careful tax planning should not be an afterthought. When an individual ceases to be resident in...more

Morgan Lewis

Key Takeaways: US-Canada Transfer Pricing & Tax Controversies: What’s New, What’s Not, and How to Prepare for Both

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The global tax enforcement landscape is progressing rapidly, driven by regulatory changes, increasing cross-border collaboration, and shifts in funding for key tax authorities. Businesses operating in multiple jurisdictions...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Bruyea v. United States - Latest Foreign Tax Credit Case on the NIIT Sheds Important Light on Treaty Double Tax Articles

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Bruyea v. United States (Ct. Claims Dec. 5, 2024), is the latest in a series of cases concerning whether a U.S. double tax treaty, in this case Canada's, allows a foreign tax credit for Canadian income taxes against the 3.8%...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Un joyeux congé de TPS/TVH pour tous ceux qui célèbrent les fêtes de fin d’année

Le gouvernement fédéral souhaite accorder un « congé de la TPS » cette saison. En effet, dans le cadre du projet de loi C-78, la Loi concernant un congé fiscal pour l’ensemble des Canadiens (le « projet de loi »), le...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

A Happy GST/HST Holiday for All Those Who Celebrate

The federal government has created a new “GST holiday” this season. Through Bill C-78, the Tax Break for All Canadians Act, the federal government plans to enact, for the first time, a temporary goods and services tax and...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

GST/HST Input Tax Credits for Dentists: Canada Revenue Agency Revokes Administrative Arrangement

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New GST/HST Notice 339, published on October 25, 2024, provides that as of the first day of the fiscal year that begins on or after January 1, 2025, dentists will no longer be able to claim GST/HST input tax credits (“ITCs”)...more

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Une dette partiellement recouvrée par le truchement d’une lettre de crédit ne peut faire l‘objet d’un redressement pour créance...

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Dans une décision rendue le 6 septembre 2024, la Cour du Québec (la « Cour »), sous la plume de l’honorable Daniel Bourgeois, a statué que la déduction pour créance irrécouvrable dans le calcul de la taxe nette et prévue à...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Les rouages de la nouvelle taxe sur les services numériques au Canada

Le gouvernement du Canada a présenté la tant attendue Loi sur la taxe sur les services numériques (la « Loi ») au Parlement le 30 novembre 2023 dans le cadre du projet de loi C-59. Dans nos Bulletins Blakes antérieurs...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

The Mechanics of Canada’s New Digital Services Tax

Canada’s long-anticipated Digital Services Tax Act (Act) was introduced into Parliament on November 30, 2023 as part of Bill C-59. While our previous Blakes Bulletin: 2023 August 4 Draft Legislation: Selected Tax Measures and...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

2023 Fall Economic Statement: New GST/HST Joint Venture Election

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On November 21, 2023, the Government of Canada released its Fall Economic Statement (“2023 FES”) which includes certain sales and excise tax measures, including draft legislative proposals to implement long-awaited new...more

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Employee Ownership Trusts: Full Steam Ahead After Government’s Fall Economic Statement

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On November 21, 2023, the Government of Canada released its Fall Economic Statement. Among the measures included in the statement are improved tax incentives for Employee Ownership Trusts (“EOTs”)....more

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Tax Court’s Denial of a Bank’s GST/HST Rebate Claims Affirmed; No Issue Estoppel as Retroactive GST/HST Legislation Had Been...

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This dispute arose when the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) reassessed President’s Choice Bank (“PCB”) for uncollected GST/HST on bundled supplies made to a major Canadian bank (the “Bank”) and denied the Bank’s rebate claims...more

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Tax Base Erosion: Canada Responds with Draft EIFEL Rules Legislation

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On August 4, 2023, the Department of Finance released an updated version of the draft legislation that will incorporate the excessive interest and financing expense limitation rules (“EIFEL Rules”) into the Income Tax...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Le gouvernement propose de bonifier le remboursement de la TPS pour les immeubles locatifs nouvellement construits

Le 14 septembre 2023, le gouvernement fédéral a annoncé un allègement bienvenu qui touchera les propriétaires et les promoteurs d’immeubles d’habitation construits expressément pour la location, de logements pour étudiants et...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Government Proposes Enhanced GST Rebate for Newly Built Rental Housing

On September 14, 2023, the federal government announced a welcome relief that will affect owners and developers of purpose-built rental buildings, student housing or seniors housing....more

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Announced Enhancements to the GST New Residential Rental Property Rebate

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On September 14, 2023, the Department of Finance Canada issued a news release (the “News Release”) regarding proposed legislation to be enacted in order to enhance the existing GST New Residential Rental Property (“NRRP”)...more

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New GST/HST Notice on Services Provided by Insurance Intermediaries

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In July 2023, the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) released GST/HST Notice 325 (the “Notice”) with respect to services provided by certain insurance intermediaries. The Notice essentially makes official the 180-degree turn the...more

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Propositions législatives du 4 août 2023 : Présentation de certaines mesures fiscales

Le 4 août 2023, le ministère des Finances (le « ministère ») a publié de multiples propositions législatives et notes explicatives connexes (les « propositions du 4 août »). Ces propositions du 4 août comprennent des...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Clean Energy Incentives: August 4, 2023 Legislative Proposals Relating to the Income Tax Act and Regulations

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On August 4, 2023, the Department of Finance of Canada released significant legislative proposals relating to the federal government’s proposed measures to grow Canada’s clean economy. The release includes the draft...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

2023 August 4 Draft Legislation: Selected Tax Measures

On August 4, 2023, the Department of Finance (Finance) released a significant package of draft legislative proposals and related explanatory notes (August 4 Proposals). The August 4 Proposals include updated legislative...more

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Credit Card Rewards Program Expenses: Tax Court of Canada Doesn’t Buy $13.97 Million GST/HST Input Tax Credit Claim

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On June 27, 2023, the Tax Court of Canada (“TCC”) dismissed the appeal of a Schedule II bank (the “Bank”) regarding its entitlement to input tax credits (“ITCs”) for GST/HST payable on expenses incurred in connection with the...more

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