by Mikiyas | Oct 18, 2013 | Blog
There is only one way to learn; from our mistakes. Some mistakes are more painful than others; i.e. like realizing that you have said things in private that are crude or rude, and then having them put in public. Which is what happened to me the other day, but I will... by Mikiyas | Dec 3, 2012 | Blog
It is that time of year when the wealthy turn their minds to cutting their 2012 tax bill. Much like every year, people with considerable income will be presented with a lovely new crop of tax shelter schemes. Many of these schemes are presented as sure-fire, no-risk,... by Mikiyas | Oct 18, 2012 | Blog
Put together this blawg with Jonathan Crangle, our articling student. … OK, so he wrote it, I edited it … creatively. Today, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) released their decision in Canada v GlaxoSmithKline Inc. (see link) (2012 SCC 52). Transfer... by Mikiyas | Oct 5, 2012 | Blog
Back in January of 2010, I posted a blog entry on the US Whistleblower program, highlighting how the American government is willing to pay big rewards for information that could help catch people who are not paying their taxes. (see link) Since then, there has been a... by Mikiyas | Sep 14, 2012 | Blog
This was prepared in response to CIC’s request for “Stakeholder and Public Consultations on Improving the Immigrant Investor Program”. We revised it in light of this week’s headlines so as to take into account the recent revelations regarding residency fraud. Thanks... by Mikiyas | Jun 28, 2010 | Blog
By: Jonathan Garbutt, Benjamin Ross Back in February our blog post “Shiver Me Timbers, Mateys – Ahoy the Age of Tax Privateering” , talked about several cases of high profile thefts of data from private banks. The objective of the “Whistleblowers” is to give...