Tax avoidance | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/tax-avoidance/ Canada's news source for financial professionals Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:18:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Tax avoidance | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/tax-avoidance/ 32 32 CRA warns against circular CI insurance scheme https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/cra-warns-against-circular-ci-insurance-scheme/ Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:18:18 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=526991 Manoeuvre aims to dodge taxes with offshore insurance

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]]> Swiss bank in US$500-million deal with DoJ https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/swiss-bank-in-us500-million-deal-with-doj/ Tue, 06 May 2025 13:24:33 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=508987 Credit Suisse pleads guilty in connection with offshore tax evasion

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]]> Liberals’ plan for revenue from tax penalties called into question https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/liberals-plan-for-revenue-from-tax-penalties-called-into-question/ Mon, 28 Apr 2025 18:33:02 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=508210 Projected fiscal impact may be overstated, likely targets may miss the mark

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]]> Bare trust debacle began with burdensome legislation: Taypayers’ Ombudsperson https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/bare-trust-debacle-began-with-burdensome-legislation-taypayers-ombudsperson/ Wed, 12 Mar 2025 18:38:46 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=504001 Report outlines CRA communication failures that resulted in wasted time, effort, from taxpayers

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]]> Labour’s landslide faces fiscal reality check: NBF https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/labours-landslide-faces-fiscal-reality-check-nbf/ Fri, 05 Jul 2024 17:44:32 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=488882 New U.K. regime will be caught between policy promises and financial markets

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]]> Tax advisors on high alert as revamped GAAR takes effect https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/tax-advisors-on-high-alert-as-revamped-gaar-takes-effect/ Thu, 04 Jul 2024 12:15:53 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=488638 The revised anti-avoidance rules represent a shift in the CRA’s approach

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]]> New penalty remains as GAAR legislation tabled https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/new-penalty-remains-as-gaar-legislation-tabled/ Fri, 08 Dec 2023 20:05:52 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=477018 Officials have no room to distinguish between cases driven by aggressive tax planning and those involving legitimate uncertainty

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]]> Swiss bank settles U.S. tax evasion charges https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/swiss-bank-settles-u-s-tax-evasion-charges/ Tue, 05 Dec 2023 17:33:19 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=476603 Banque Pictet to pay US$122.9 million in deferred prosecution deal

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]]> CRA’s 10% interest rate on overdue tax raises risks https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/cras-10-interest-rate-on-overdue-tax-raises-risks/ Mon, 13 Nov 2023 05:09:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=474692 Proposed legislation extends reassessment period

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]]> Lawyers temporarily exempted from CRA’s mandatory disclosure requirements https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/lawyers-temporarily-exempted-from-cras-mandatory-disclosure-requirements/ Fri, 15 Sep 2023 16:41:03 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=471713 The Federation of Law Societies of Canada argued that the new regime violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms

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