Tax Disputes and Risk Management

Presented by the Taxation Law Section
Co-Chairs:  Brian R. Carr, Thorsteinssons LLP | Ed Kroft, Q.C., Bennett Jones LLP

COST FOR THE GROUP OF RECORDINGS
CBA members: $199
CBA Young Lawyer Members (<5 years): $120
CBA Student members: $49
Non-members: $429
Government: $329
Plus applicable taxes

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Tax Disputes and Risk Management

Total Content Time: 6.5 CPD Hours

This grouping will:

• Describe the assessment procedures of the Canada Revenue Agency;
• Outline the rules for commencing a dispute of those assessments administratively with the Canada Revenue Agency itself and before the courts and provides advice on dispute resolution strategies including settlement;
• Contain a discussion about conducting litigation before the Tax Court of Canada;
• Describe various rules applicable to obtaining leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada and provides advice on conducting litigation before the Supreme Court of Canada;
• Consider practice and ethical dilemmas faced by practitioners in giving advice in specific factual situations; and
• Outline ethics and negligence issues faced by practitioners in their day-to-day practice.

1. Tax Dispute Resolution I: Assessments, Appeals and Enforcement 
2. Appellate Practice in the Supreme Court of Canada
3. Tax Dispute Resolution II: The Conduct of Tax Litigation
4. Practice Dilemmas: Solicitor - Client Privilege / Dealing with Investigations and Voluntary Disclosures / Civil Penalties / Ethical Issues  
5. Risk Management for Tax Advisors