The Canadian Income Tax Committee is responsible for TEI’s advocacy and educational efforts in Canadian federal and provincial income tax matters. It conducts annual liaison meetings with the Canada Revenue Agency and Canadian Department of Finance to discuss tax-enforcement and policy matters in the income tax field.
On September 8, 2023, Tax Executives Institute, Inc. ("TEI") submitted comments to the Canadian Department of Finance regarding the Department's proposed tax penalty for transactions held subject to…
On June 7, 2023, TEI submitted comments to the Canada Revenue Agency ("CRA") regarding the draft Reportable Uncertain Tax Treatment ("RUTT") form. Taxpayer must use the RUTT form to report certain…
On August 14 2023, TEI submitted comments to the OECD regarding certain aspects of the OECD's Pillar Two initiative. TEI's comments were provided as a follow up to the Institute's June 6 meeting with…
On July 21, 2023, the Institute filed comments with Canadian Department of Finance regarding Information Circular 94-4R2 "International Transfer Pricing: Advance Pricing Arrangements." TEI's comments…
On May 31, 2023, TEI filed comments with the Canadian Department of Finance regarding a proposal to impose a penalty on taxpayers who violate Canada's general anti-avoidance rule ("GAAR"). TEI…
On February 23, 2023, TEI submitted comments to Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland regarding the proposed Canadian 2% tax on share buybacks. TEI took the view that Canada should not…
On February 13, 2023, TEI filed comments with the Canada Revenue Agency regarding Draft Form RC312 - Reportable Transaction and Notifiable Transaction Information Return. TEI's comments primarily…
On January 31, 2023, TEI filed comments and recommendations with the Canadian Department of Finance regarding proposed excessive interest and financing expense limitation (EIFEL) legislation. The…
On April 5, 2022, TEI submitted written comments to the Department of Finance concerning the government’s newly released draft legislative proposals to amend Canada’s income tax mandatory disclosure…
On May 6, 2022, TEI submitted written comments to the Department of Finance concerning the government’s newly released draft legislative proposals to limit the amount of interest and other financing…
On July 21, 2022, TEI submitted preliminary comments to the Department of Finance concerning the Government of Canada’s proposal to implement Pillar Two of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base…
On June 30, 2022, TEI applied for leave to intervene (as amicus curiae) in Deans Knight Income Corporation v. Her Majesty the Queen, a case in which the taxpayer was recently granted leave to appeal…