Submissions and Resolutions

CBA/CPA Joint Taxation Committee proposes improvements to trust reporting rules for taxable and disregarded trusts.

CBA/CPA Joint Taxation Committee offers time-sensitive recommendations on the implementation of Budget 2024’s higher capital gains inclusion rate.

The Joint Canadian Bar Association/Canadian Professional Accountants of Canada Taxation Committee recommends changes to remove elements of the Pangaea decision that could adversely impact the market dynamics on the restructuring of debt instruments.

The Joint Canadian Bar Association/Canadian Professional Accountants of Canada Taxation Committee comments on Income Tax Act s. 245 amendments, with examples of what should be acceptable transactions under the General Anti-Avoidance Rule (GAAR).

The CBA expresses concern over the discrimination of lawyers belonging to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Pakistan.

The CBA comments on how to improve Canada’s Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing Regime, emphasizing the protection of solicitor-client privilege.

The Joint Canadian Bar Association/Canadian Professional Accountants of Canada Taxation Committee recommends excluding unconditionally repayable loans from being “government assistance” for appropriate tax purposes.

The CBA welcomes the new Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and sets out mutual priorities.

(Available in French only) The CBA underscores the urgency of filling the position of Associate Chief Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec.

The CBA voices serious concerns about the current state of judicial vacancies in federally appointed courts.