Tax authorities take on the treaty shoppers

December 01, 2005

Jeffrey Trossman and Amanda Heale of Blake, Cassels & Graydon discuss how the Canada Revenue Agency is challenging transactions that seek to benefit from treaty shopping and analyze the approach of the courts on the issue

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