Category Archives: Miscellaneous

How to be an effective client

Posted on April 19, 2010 by John Loukidelis

Sometimes clients give me the impression that they think that once they have handed over a matter to me, their work is done: they can just sit back and watch me do my thing. Of course, nothing is further from … Continue reading →

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Chances of Winning at the Tax Court of Canada

Posted on April 6, 2010 by John Loukidelis

If the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) challenges your return and you can’t afford a tax lawyer, how likely are you to win your case? Does hiring a lawyer help your chances?

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Self-Assessment

Posted on March 27, 2010 by John Loukidelis

In Rezler v. The Queen, 2009 TCC 609, the taxpayer made excess contributions to her RRSP. On appeal, the Tax Court judge responded as follows:

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Partnership freeze

Posted on March 27, 2010 by John Loukidelis

Tax Topics number 1984 (March 18, 2010) has an interesting article on estate freezes using partnerships in light of Krauss v. The Queen, 2009 TCC 597.

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Why Clients Hate Lawyers

Posted on February 2, 2010 by John Loukidelis

Some clients hate lawyers because the lawyers insist on charging more than $0.99 per hour. I can live with that kind of hatred. On the other hand, some clients “hate” lawyers for good reason, at least according to this post: … Continue reading →

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New blogger

Posted on January 13, 2010 by John Loukidelis

I’ve been posting articles to this blog for more than four years, and, to my surprise, it hasn’t become old for me yet. That said, I am pleased to welcome a new blogger to the site. Nathan Green is a … Continue reading →

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Tax for Trusts

Posted on October 30, 2009 by John Loukidelis

The following article will appear in an upcoming  edition of the Hamilton Law Association Law Journal.

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Records

Posted on October 17, 2009 by John Loukidelis

The latest edition of Taylor Leibow‘s Business Matters has an interesting article about record-keeping and the preparation of death returns. The article points out that poor record-keeping can be problematic in a tax system that expects taxpayers to prove they … Continue reading →

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Lawyer joke

Posted on September 22, 2009 by John Loukidelis

Every now and then I can’t resist a little legal humour. The following joke is relayed by the law blog Sui Generis:

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Demand notes

Posted on May 30, 2009 by John Loukidelis

Lawyers will be familiar with Hare v. Hare, 2006 CanLII 41650, in which the Ontario Court of Appeal held that the limitation period for a demand note began to run with its delivery not with default, much to the consternation … Continue reading →

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