Overview
Irving Marks represented Artistic Ideas Inc., the promoter of a tax motivated charitable donation program. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) took the position that the fees earned by the promoter were subject to GST and that the documentation structuring the transaction so that no GST was applicable was a sham. After a lengthy trial in the Tax Court of Canada it was held that the documentation was valid, and that there was no GST payable on the promoter's fees.
Lawyers
Representative Work
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| Affordable and Social Housing
The high art deal: building Ontario fund creates permanent affordable units
Robins Appleby and John Fox were pleased to assist the Building Ontario Fund and its lead lawyers, Oslers, to create up to 550 long-term affordable rental housing in the GTA. Building Ontario Fun... -
| Affordable and Social Housing
A new blueprint for affordable housing
Our Affordable Housing Team regularly acts in deals between non-profit and for-profit developers. In this case, the team, led by John Fox and Stephanie Lanz, acted for Markham Inter-Church Commit... -
| Real Estate and Development
A $36.34M milestone in Midhurst
Our Real Estate team recently completed the $36.34 million purchase of 141 fully serviced residential lots in Midhurst, Ontario, on behalf of a major GTA builder/ developer.The transaction was le...