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Tax Court Releases Precedent Setting Decision on Taxability of Certain Benefit Claims in Nortel Insolvency Proceeding
December 21, 2017
On November 11, 2017, the Tax Court of Canada released Scott v. The Queen, 2017 TCC 224 (CanLII), a precedent setting decision regarding the taxation of payments made in relation to the termination of employment benefits in the context of the Nortel insolvency. The Tax Court “overruled”, in part, an Advanced Tax Ruling issued by
Practice Area
Pension and Benefits
Federal Government Confirms that Employee Discounts will Remain Non-Taxable
October 13, 2017
In recent days, the policy and interpretation choices made by the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) have taken a rare step into the public discourse. At issue are employee discounts enjoyed by retail workers. While tax issues are often widely discussed, it is normally in relation to legislative changes being considered by the Federal Government rather
Practice Area
Pension and Benefits
