Tax Cases of Note

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The cases listed below are samples of the types of cases that might be brought to a tax court. They may no longer be relevant, as later judgements may have superceded them. Read with caution, and always get advice for your particular circumstances. Case law is fact dependent. That's why it's on a case by case basis.

 

Category

Case                         

Acquisition of Control S. 256(9)

La Survivance FCA

Assumptions in Tax Ligitation

Anchor Pointe FCA

Attribution Rules

Howson TCC

 

Lipson FCA 

Bookkeeping AND Gross Negligence Penalties Continental Steel Ltd. 1999 CanLII 102 (TCC)

Caregiver as employee or self?

Carola v. M.N.R., 2008 TCC 508

Charitable Donations

McPherson TCC

Change in Use

Evans v Her Majesty the Queen 2008 TCC 310

Deemed disposition on change in use - built structure /claimed CCA/stopped business rent charged/used by sons business/didn't become part of principal residence S. 13(7)(a) applies, no election possible under S.45(3) to pospone deemed disposition 

Child Care

Labrecque 2007 TCC

CCTB 50/50 parenting

McLaughlin 2009 TCC 300

Contingent Liabilities

Baxter FCA

 

GMAC TCC

 

McLarty FCA

Control

Avotus TCC

 

Perfect Fry TCC

 

Sedona Networks FCA

CPP / age 60 / self employed

Current vs Capital expenditures

Michael J Reid 2008 TCC 421 2008 CCI 421

Atco Electric 2007 TCC

 

Roger S. Lewin 2008 TCC 618 - great listing of other cases

Disability

Cook v The Queen 2008 TCC 458

 

Rene Corbett and The Queen 2008 TCC499

Doubtful Accounts

Cloverdale Paint TCC

Employee Benefits

Adler 2007 TCC Parking (Telus Employees - 2 won / rest lost)

EB: Boarding School rent

 

Appleby College Oakville ON 2008 TCC 523 

Employee Deductible Expenses

Nisker TCC

Employee or self-employed?

4456735 Manitoba Ltd. o/a National Home Cleaning Services TCC great discussion on criteria for insurable earnings

3142774 Nova Scotia Limited v MNR 2013 TCC129 CanLII

See references to other cases included in the commentary -

 

Fairness

Dobson Estate 2007 FC

 

Gjernes 2007 FC

 

McLeod - tragic case - 1999 Dtr serious/dies/ 2nd Dtr serious/ /critical marriage breaks down / serious car accident / psychiatric / suicide Estate 2003/2004 fairness allowed

Farm losses

Moldowan SCC 1977  (See IT322)

Fiduciary Duty

Galambos vs Perez SCC 2009 No 48

 

FX

CCLI FCA

 

Inco/Imperial SCC

 

Saskferco Products TCC

 

Tembec TCC

GAAR

Grant FCA

 

Lipson 2006 TCC  Lipson 2007 FCA  Lipson 2008 SCC  Apr 24/08

 

MacKay TCC

 

McMullen TCC

 

MIL TCC/FCA

Hobby or Business/Property income or Loss Deductibility

Stewart [2002] 2 SCR 645 (SCC)

 

 

Kaegi 2008 TCC 566  (music)

 

Graham 2008 TCC 580 (music)

Home Office / B&B %

Denis 2007TCC656

Loss on securities - is it considered Income vs Capital?

Ellis 2007 DTC 996 TCC

 

Leng TCC

 

1338644 Ontario Limited 2008 TCC 350

 

Empire Paving Limited 2008 TCC 355

 

Johns-Manville Canada Inc. 85 DTC 5373 (SCC)

 

B.W. Strassburger Limited 2004 TCC 614

Joint Accounts

Pecore v. Pecore, 2004 CanLII 5047

 

Pecore v. Pecore, 2005 CanLII 31576

 

Pecore v. Pecore, 2007 SCC 17

 

Michael Pecore v. Paula Pecore and Shawn Pecore, 2006 CanLII 17580

 

Madsen Estate v. Saylor, 2007 SCC 18

 

Patricia Ann Brooks, Estate Trustee v. Mary Elizabeth Saylor and William Anthony Madsen, 2006 CanLII 17581

Incorporation Service Income S. 56(4)

Boutilier TCC

International Transfer Pricing

GlaxoSmithKline Inc. (Glaxo Canada), 2008 TCC 324

Joint Bank Accounts / Probate / Estate

Wilson v. Conway, 2006 BCSC 1129

 

Wilson v. Conway, 2007 BCCA 76

LCT

Ford Credit FCA

 

Inco TCC

Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption

Reilly Estate 2007 - TCC

Medical Expenses

Hoare 2007 DTC 992 TCC

 

Norton 2008 2008 TCC 29 Appeal Allowed not posted on Canlii yet

 

Breger v. R  2007 case that prompted revisions to S. 118.2(2)(n) and the addition of Reg 5701 in 2008

 

Chevalier 2008 TCC 11

 

David Homa 2008 TCC 113

 

Bartlett v  2008 TCC 494

 

Henricks v 2008 TCC497 hardwood floors appeal dismissed

Net Worth Assessments

Deschenes 2009 DTC 1013

 

Deschenes 1999 TCC 175

Partnership Allocations / Section 103

PennWest (FCA

 

Xco (FCA)

Penalties and Statute Barred Periods / Misrepresentation

Biros 2007 DTC 1014 TCC

 

McKellar 2007 DTC 1007 TCC

 

Ridge Run Developments 2007 TCC 68 TCC

Personal Services Business

Hughes & Co. Holdings Ltd. v Min of NR 1994

CTC 170, 94 DTC 6511 (Fed TD)

(CRA has relied on Hughes)

 

489599 BC Ltd. v R

2008TCC 332

2008 DTC (TCC General Procedure)

Comprehensive reivew of case law including Criminal Code goes against Hughes

Procedural Matters

Interior Credit FCA

Provincial residence

Mandrusiak/Waring BCSC

 

McKim TCC

 

Persaud TCC

Provincial Taxes

Christie (SCC)

 

Kingstreet (SCC)

Reg 105

Weyerhaeuser TCC

REOP / Reasonable Expenses

Dean TCC

 

Nuytten 2007 TCC

REOP / Reasonable Expenses / Capitalized costs

Raghavan FCA

Dougherty v. The Queen 2008 TCC 436

 

Residence

Johnson TCC

 

Laurin TCC

 

Salt TCC

S. 85

Vachon TCC

Supreme Court 2005 how to read the ITA

Canada Trustco - textual, contextual and purposive how to read the Income Tax Act

Supreme Court Cases

Addison

 

AYSA

 

McLarty (S.C.C.)

 

Redeemer

Section 55

Ottawa Air Cargo TCC

Spousal Salary

Madsen

Support

Gregory Gill 2008 TCC473

 

Child support/Commencement Date Cases cited;

 

Widmer v The Queen, [1995] T.C.J. No. 1115
Macburnie v The Queen, 95 DTC 686
Stephenson v The Queen, 2007 DTC 1608
Kovarik v The Queen, [2001] 2 CTC 2503
Soldera v MNR, 91 DTC 987
Thibaudeau et al, The Queen v, [1995] S.C.J. No. 42
Armstrong, John James, MNR v, 56 DTC 1044
Bégin v The Queen, 2005 DTC 949
Glazier v The Queen, [2003] T.C.J. No. 133

 

 

 

 

Statute Barred

Chafetz (Waiver - FCA)

 

LJP Sales (152(4.3-FCA))

 

Ridge Run Developments (TCC - 152 (4))

 

Savard  2008 TCC 62 S. 152(4)(a)(i) CRA permitted to reassess after normal reassessment period

 

Bigayan v. The Queen 2000 DTC 1619 (TCC) misrepresentation due to neglect carelessness or wilful default by taxpayer

 

Boucher 2004 FCA 46 Evidence of more serious - not mere error

Tax Shelter

Baxter FCA

 

Jevremovic/Maege FCA

 

Tolhoek TCC

Transfer of Know How

TriPacific Gas FCA

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