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Policy Forum: Using Retributive Justice To Ensure Public Trust in Canada's Tax System 政策论坛:利用报复性司法确保公众对加拿大税收制度的信任
Pub Date : 2024-04-01 DOI: 10.32721/ctj.2024.72.1.pf.farrar
Jonathan Farrar, Tisha King
To ensure public trust in the tax system, retributive justice must be present. That is, tax offenders must be held accountable for their unethical behaviour and punished in accordance with tax laws. In this article, the authors first summarize recent academic research about the deterrent effect of knowledge of others' tax-crime punishments. They classify this research into two categories: archival "naming-and-shaming" research and experimental tax ethics research. Next, they report the results of a survey of adult Canadian taxpayers in which they assess the perceived severity of tax-crime punishments. They compare these survey results with aggregate tax-crime punishment data in Canada and show that there is an expectations gap between what Canadians believe constitutes appropriate punishment for tax crimes and actual punishments. Finally, the authors discuss enforcement and other challenges for tax authorities in bringing about retributive justice, and consider other ways in which tax authorities might make tax offenders accountable for their crimes. Their ultimate suggestion is that the Canada Revenue Agency needs to increase its perceived power by increasing the frequency of actual prosecutions for tax evasion. Recent proposals for reform of the general anti-avoidance rule may lead to more prosecutions.
要确保公众对税收制度的信任,就必须实现报应正义。也就是说,税务犯罪者必须对其不道德行为负责,并根据税法受到惩罚。在本文中,作者首先总结了近期学术界关于知晓他人税务犯罪处罚的威慑效应的研究。他们将这些研究分为两类:档案 "点名羞辱 "研究和实验性税收道德研究。接下来,他们报告了一项针对加拿大成年纳税人的调查结果,在这项调查中,纳税人对税务犯罪惩罚的严重程度进行了评估。他们将这些调查结果与加拿大税务犯罪处罚的总体数据进行了比较,结果表明,加拿大人认为对税务犯罪的适当处罚与实际处罚之间存在预期差距。最后,作者讨论了税务机关在实现报复性正义方面所面临的执法和其他挑战,并考虑了税务机关让税务罪犯对其罪行负责的其他方法。他们的最终建议是,加拿大税务局需要通过增加对逃税行为的实际起诉频率来提高人们对其权力的认识。最近关于改革一般反避税规则的建议可能会导致更多的起诉。
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False Statement or Omission Penalties in Canadian Tax Law 加拿大税法中的虚假陈述或遗漏处罚
Pub Date : 2024-04-01 DOI: 10.32721/ctj.2024.72.1.stevens
Mark Stevens
This article examines the judicial interpretation of subsection 163(2) of the Income Tax Act, which penalizes taxpayers for false statements or omissions arising from "knowledge" or "gross negligence." The article specifically focuses on the Federal Court of Appeal's decision in Canada v. Paletta, arguing that courts have inappropriately broadened the scope of the wilful blindness doctrine while insufficiently addressing the aspect of gross negligence. The author advocates for a narrower application of wilful blindness, consistent with other areas of law, and an expanded interpretation of gross negligence. This approach, through the incorporation of a "cluster of ideas" framework, would provide greater certainty and fairness for taxpayers, tax practitioners, and the Canada Revenue Agency in determining culpability for false statements and omissions. The author proposes a novel analytical framework for the interpretation of subsection 163(2), considering factors such as risk and consequences, wilful intent, culpable inadvertence, and departure from a standard of care. This framework is designed to guide courts in assessing taxpayers' conduct with a more balanced approach that more closely aligns with Parliament's legislative intent. Finally, the author underscores the importance of maintaining a clear distinction between wilful blindness and gross negligence in tax law, suggesting that this clarity will enhance the competitiveness and predictability of Canada's tax system, and better guide taxpayers in managing tax-related risks.
本文探讨了《所得税法》第 163(2) 款的司法解释,该款规定对纳税人因 "明知 "或 "重大过失 "而导致的虚假陈述或遗漏进行处罚。文章特别关注联邦上诉法院在加拿大诉 Paletta 一案中的判决,认为法院不适当地扩大了故意视而不见原则的范围,而对重大过失方面的处理却不够充分。作者主张缩小故意失明的适用范围,与其他法律领域保持一致,并扩大对重大过失的解释。这种方法通过纳入 "观点群 "框架,将为纳税人、税务从业人员和加拿大税务局在确定虚假陈述和遗漏的罪责时提供更大的确定性和公平性。作者为解释第 163(2) 款提出了一个新颖的分析框架,考虑了风险和后果、故意、应受谴责的疏忽以及偏离谨慎标准等因素。该框架旨在指导法院以更加平衡的方法评估纳税人的行为,从而更加符合议会的立法意图。最后,作者强调了在税法中明确区分故意疏忽和重大过失的重要性,认为这种明确性将提高加拿大税制的竞争力和可预测性,并更好地指导纳税人管理涉税风险。
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International Tax Planning: Taxation of Professional Athletes—Stickhandling Through the Maze 国际税务筹划:职业运动员税务--在迷宫中艰难前行
Pub Date : 2024-04-01 DOI: 10.32721/ctj.2024.72.1.itp
Bruce Sprague, Daren Raoux
Recent changes in Canadian tax laws have important implications for many professional athletes relocating to Canada from the United States or other countries. At the federal level, proposed changes to the alternative minimum tax, foreign-income reporting requirements, and a broad range of other taxes have introduced complexity and potential traps for the unwary. At the provincial level, the five provinces with a National Hockey League team have raised their top marginal tax rates over the last 10 years. Because the financial stakes can be high, understanding the tax laws and the tax-planning opportunities for professional athletes has become more important than ever. This article addresses some key income tax issues and planning opportunities for professional athletes earning income from the provision of cross-border services in Canada and the United States.
加拿大税法的最新变化对许多从美国或其他国家迁往加拿大的职业运动员具有重要影响。在联邦层面,对替代性最低税、外国收入报告要求以及其他广泛税种的拟议修改带来了复杂性,并为不谨慎者带来了潜在陷阱。在省一级,拥有国家冰球联盟球队的五个省在过去 10 年中提高了最高边际税率。由于财务风险可能很高,了解税法和职业运动员的税务筹划机会变得比以往任何时候都更加重要。本文探讨了职业运动员在加拿大和美国提供跨境服务赚取收入的一些关键所得税问题和筹划机会。
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Personal Tax Planning: Online Gaming Windfalls—Know Your Odds When the House Is the Canada Revenue Agency 个人税务规划:在线游戏暴利--当赌场是加拿大税务局时,了解自己的胜算
Pub Date : 2024-04-01 DOI: 10.32721/ctj.2024.72.1.ptp
Novaira Khan, Amy Dodds, Yanni Lu, Sean McGroarty
Windfalls from online gaming have experienced an unprecedented surge in recent years, especially owing to the legalization of online gambling and single-event sports wagering. Recent court decisions have led to uncertainty between personal recreation and business activities in the digital gaming industry. This article explores the distinction between recreational and professional online gaming windfalls and whether these winnings are ultimately taxable.
近年来,特别是由于在线赌博和单一赛事体育博彩的合法化,来自在线博彩的暴利经历了前所未有的激增。最近的法院判决导致数字博彩业中个人娱乐和商业活动之间的不确定性。本文探讨了娱乐和职业在线博彩暴利之间的区别,以及这些赢利最终是否需要纳税。
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Policy Forum: Some Reflections on Ethical Considerations in Tax Litigation 政策论坛:关于税务诉讼中道德考量的一些思考
Pub Date : 2024-04-01 DOI: 10.32721/ctj.2024.72.1.pf.gammie
Malcolm Gammie
Discussion of ethics in taxation usually concerns tax avoidance. But what ethical principles are or should be involved in the conduct of tax litigation? Both parties must observe the ordinary rules of conduct required of them by the court. Are they free, however, to advance any argument to make their case? Taxpayers will be appealing a tax assessment contrary to their view of the tax that the law requires of them. They are bound to make any argument that is open to them. A revenue authority should have broader considerations in mind, as the body responsible for the overall administration of the tax system and as a repeat litigant in court. Consistency of approach and respect for the integrity of the tax system and for a taxpayer's right to demonstrate that tax is not legally due should be among the ethical principles that the revenue authority adopts in conducting tax litigation.
关于税务伦理的讨论通常涉及避税问题。但是,在税务诉讼中涉及或应当涉及哪些道德原则呢?双方都必须遵守法庭要求的普通行为规则。但是,他们是否可以自由地提出任何论据来证明自己的观点呢?纳税人将对违反法律要求的纳税观点的评税提出上诉。他们有义务提出他们可以提出的任何论据。税务机关作为负责税务系统整体管理的机构,同时也是法庭上的重复诉讼人,应该有更广泛的考虑。税务机关在进行税务诉讼时所采取的道德原则应包括方法的一致性、对税收制度完整性的尊重以及对纳税人证明税款并非合法应缴的权利的尊重。
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Corporate Tax Planning: What Is a Tax Planner To Do After Deans Knight? 企业税务规划:迪恩斯-奈特之后,税务规划师该做什么?
Pub Date : 2024-04-01 DOI: 10.32721/ctj.2024.72.1.ctp
Brian R. Carr, Brittany D. Rossler, Molly Martin
The authors of this article review the current jurisprudential landscape surrounding tax-avoidance cases, in both the general anti-avoidance rule (GAAR) and non-GAAR contexts, for the purpose of assisting tax planners. The authors begin by addressing the challenges of achieving perfect certainty in the interpretation of tax provisions other than GAAR. They discuss how the background of judges can affect the decision-making process. They then review recent non-GAAR jurisprudence, highlighting instances where courts reject unacceptable tax plans and underscoring the courts’ generally unsympathetic stance toward aggressive tax plans that appear to defy common sense. The authors then analyze the Supreme Court of Canada’s decisions in Canada v. Alta Energy Luxembourg SARL and Deans Knight Income Corp. v. Canada. They compare the two decisions in detail and suggest how taxpayers might respond to these seemingly divergent judgments. Turning to the recently proposed amendments to GAAR, the authors question the necessity of these changes, in light of the Supreme Court’s recent guidance on the application of the provision in Deans Knight. The article concludes by offering practical suggestions for tax planners with the aim of equipping them to navigate GAAR in implementing tax plans.
本文作者回顾了当前围绕一般反避税规则 (GAAR) 和非 GAAR 背景下的避税案例的判例情况,旨在为税务筹划者提供帮助。作者首先论述了在解释一般反避税规则以外的税收条款时实现完全确定性所面临的挑战。他们讨论了法官的背景如何影响决策过程。然后,他们回顾了近期的非《公认会计原则》判例,强调了法院驳回不可接受的税务计划的实例,并强调了法院对看似违反常理的激进税务计划普遍持不同情的态度。然后,作者分析了加拿大最高法院在加拿大诉 Alta Energy Luxembourg SARL 和 Deans Knight Income Corp.他们详细比较了这两个判决,并建议纳税人如何应对这些看似不同的判决。在谈到最近提出的 GAAR 修正案时,作者根据最高法院最近在 Deans Knight 案中对该条款适用的指导,对这些修改的必要性提出了质疑。文章最后为税务筹划者提供了实用建议,旨在使他们在实施税务计划时能够驾驭 GAAR。
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Policy Forum: Editors' Introduction—Ethics and Taxation 政策论坛:编辑导言--伦理与税收
Pub Date : 2024-04-01 DOI: 10.32721/ctj.2024.72.1.pf.editors
Kim Brooks, Kevin Milligan, Daniel Sandler
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Finances of the Nation: Survey of Provincial and Territorial Budgets, 2023-24 国家财政:2023-24 年省级和地区预算调查
Pub Date : 2024-04-01 DOI: 10.32721/ctj.2024.72.1.fon
David Lin
This article surveys the 2023-24 provincial and territorial budgets.
本文对各省和地区的 2023-24 年度预算进行了调查。
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Policy Forum: Ethics and Tax Practice—We Need To Talk 政策论坛:道德与税务实践--我们需要谈谈
Pub Date : 2024-04-01 DOI: 10.32721/ctj.2024.72.1.pf.wensley
Karen Wensley
This article argues that the ethical behaviour of tax practitioners is a key contributor to the effective functioning and perceived fairness of a self-assessment tax system. Conversely, the unethical behaviour of some tax practitioners can erode that perception and effectiveness. The article looks at the ways in which the ethics of tax practitioners can be eroded and the drivers of this erosion. It proposes a code of ethics for Canadian tax practitioners, and discusses what such a code should include, how it might be implemented and the pros and cons of adopting such a code.
本文认为,税务从业人员的道德行为是促进自我评估税收制度有效运作和公平性的关键因素。反之,一些税务从业人员的不道德行为则会削弱这种看法和有效性。这篇文章探讨了税务从业人员职业道德受到侵蚀的方式,以及这种侵蚀的驱动因素。文章提出了加拿大税务从业人员职业道德准则,并讨论了这一准则应包括哪些内容、如何实施以及采用这一准则的利弊。
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The Pivotal Role of Capital Gains in Efficient and Progressive Tax Reform 资本利得在高效和累进税制改革中的关键作用
Pub Date : 2024-04-01 DOI: 10.32721/ctj.2024.72.1.kesselman
Jonathan R. Kesselman
Increased, targeted taxation of capital gains is key to making the personal income tax more progressive, and it can also contribute to a more efficient system. This article assesses a two-tier capital gains tax that would apply a second, higher inclusion rate for gains above a specified threshold. Relative to a general increase in the inclusion rate—widely promoted by tax analysts—a two-tier scheme would focus on high-income, high-wealth taxpayers, forgo limited revenue, and be more publicly acceptable and politically viable. Relative to reforms to the alternative minimum tax (AMT), the two-tier scheme would be simpler, cover more taxpayers, capture more revenue, and conform more closely to the notion that "the rich pay their fair share." The article explains how capital gains are an amalgam of capital and labour inputs, often containing supernormal returns that are an efficient target for increased taxation. The article further details the high concentration of recurrent large capital gains at top income levels and critically assesses arguments commonly made against raising the gains inclusion rate. It also identifies desirable companion measures for a two-tier gains tax—including restoration of income averaging and abolition of the federal 33 percent top tax bracket and the AMT itself. In short, the current 50 percent capital gains deduction serves as a gateway for endless tax-minimizing and economy-distorting stratagems. Closing that gate even partway for those most prone to enter into such planning would be pivotal in making Canada's tax system both more efficient and more progressive.
增加有针对性的资本利得税是提高个人所得税累进性的关键,同时也有助于提高税制的效率。本文对两级资本利得税进行了评估,即对超过特定门槛的收益适用第二级更高的包含税率。相对于税收分析师普遍提倡的普遍提高含税率,两级方案将重点关注高收入、高财富的纳税人,放弃有限的税收,更容易被公众接受,在政治上也更可行。相对于替代性最低税(AMT)的改革,两级税制将更加简单,涵盖更多纳税人,获得更多税收,并且更符合 "富人支付其公平份额 "的理念。文章解释了资本利得是资本和劳动力投入的混合体,通常包含超常收益,是增加税收的有效目标。文章进一步详述了经常性大额资本利得高度集中于最高收入水平的情况,并批判性地评估了反对提高利得包含率的常见论点。文章还指出了两级收益税的理想配套措施--包括恢复收入平均法、废除联邦 33% 最高税率和 AMT 本身。简而言之,目前 50% 的资本利得扣除额是无休止的减税和扭曲经济策略的入口。对于那些最容易进行此类规划的人来说,哪怕只是部分地关闭这扇门,也会对提高加拿大税收制度的效率和累进性起到关键作用。
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