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Ontario’s New Transparency Register: Getting Your OBCA Corporation Ready for January 1, 2023

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Under new rules in force as of January 1, 2023, private corporations incorporated or continued under Ontario’s Business Corporations Act (“OBCA”) will be required to maintain a register (“Transparency Register”) of...more

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Income Tax Update from the Supreme Court of Canada: The GAAR Does Not Apply to Treaty Shopping

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The Duke of Westminster Principle Still Lives On for Tax Planning - On November 26, 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision and reasons in Her Majesty the Queen and Alta Energy Luxembourg S.A.R.L., 2021 SCC...more

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Corporate Transparency: Which Path Will Quebec Take?

In recent years, several countries have undertaken various actions to combat fraud, tax evasion, tax avoidance, money laundering and the financing of criminal activities. Despite the implementation of several measures to...more

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Whistleblowing Pays Off—New CRA Data on First Payments to Informants

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The Canada Revenue Agency's (CRA) Offshore Tax Informant Program (OTIP) is a whistleblower program that rewards eligible individuals who come forward to provide CRA with information regarding the international non-compliance...more

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Report a Canadian Tax Evader and Make Money?

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Yes, it's possible. Canada has had a tax whistleblower program for four years, the Offshore Tax Informant Program (OTIP). The OTIP pays individuals who qualify for the program and provide information to the Canada Revenue...more

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No Offer to Arbitrate, No Agreement, No Competence: Hague District Court Reverses Yukos Arbitral Awards

In a decision released on April 20, 2016, The Hague District Court reversed the interim and final awards of an arbitral tribunal in three proceedings against the Russian Federation by shareholders of Yukos Oil Company, which...more

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Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench Confirms Rectification Cannot Remedy Unanticipated Tax Consequences

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The recent decision of the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta in Graymar Equipment (2008) Inc v Canada (Attorney General), 2014 ABQB 154 is an important reminder of the limited nature of the equitable remedy of rectification...more

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Federal Court Rejects Efforts to Diminish Measures Aimed at Reducing Offshore Tax Avoidance

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As of January 1, 2013, United States banks were required to report to the IRS interest earned by nonresident aliens who are residents of certain foreign countries. The reporting requirement previously existed for accounts...more

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