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Week in Review - October 2, 2020

  Federal Government Quietly Promises Automatic Tax Returns in Speech from the Throne: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's federal government is reportedly set to introduce an automatic tax return system for simple federal tax returns, which could revolutionize access to tax return benefits for many Canadians who do not file returns every year. A study from […]

Week in Review - August 14, 2020

  Vancouver Neighbourhood Declares 'Tax Resistance' Until Local Homeless Population Provided Shelter and Supports:  Residents of the Strathcona neighbourhood in East Vancouver, B.C., are pledging to withhold property tax payments until a local homeless encampment is dealt with by government officials. Local media in Vancouver are reporting that over 300 people are estimated to be […]

Week in Review - August 07, 2020

  Canada's Budgetary Deficit "Manageable" Without Tax Increases if COVID-19 Response Measures Ended Soon, Says Parliamentary Budget Officer: Canada's Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) Yves Giroux made comments to media this week that indicate that his office believes that Canada's currently unprecedented budgetary deficit is "manageable" so long as COVID-19 economic response programs are ended soon. […]

Week in Review - July 31, 2020

  Tax Court of Canada Rules that B.C. Business Owner Who Faced "Blatant" Racism and Sexism Not Liable for $100,000 in Taxes Owed: The Tax Court of Canada ruled last week that B.C. business owner Karla Penate is not liable for over $100,000 in outstanding taxes from her Vancouver-are roofing business, Delphina Enterprises Ltd, due […]

Week in Review - July 11, 2020

  Federal Government Reports $343 Billion Budget Deficit - Biggest Since Second World War:  Minister of Finance Bill Morneau revealed on Wednesday that the federal budget is expected to post a deficit of $343 billion - an unprecedented budgetary shortfall, attributed mostly to the government's response measures to the COVID-19 pandemic. Similar levels of spending […]