In Canada, the directors of a corporation may be the subject of significant personal liability in the event that the corporation becomes insolvent and cannot repay all of its creditors. One of the most common creditors to assess the corporation’s directors is the...
Tax debt
Income Tax Act section 160 – Tax Liability Associated with Transfers to Related Parties
Generally speaking, individuals and corporations are able to sell or transfer their property to anyone without concern. However, there are times when a transferor cannot do whatever he or she would like to do with his or her property including, giving it away,...
CRA’s Collection Push is Here
The Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) has made it clear that they plan to get much better at collecting outstanding tax debts over the next 5 years, which means Canadians who aren’t current or compliant with their tax payments need to be on notice. But with that said,...
Resolving Corporate Canada Revenue Agency Debts in the Era of COVID-19
Corporate insolvencies involving Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) debts have been increasing for several years. Up until the outbreak of COVID-19, CRA utilized their extraordinary investigation and collection powers with ever increasing vigour. Will the era of COVID-19...