CRA Powers
Episodes on CRA Powers
SoloCRA Charges $307/hr To Be Right
How relying on CRA phone advice can still leave you with a tax bill – and why only certain written rulings provide protection when the stakes are high.
- CRA Audit
- CRA Powers
- Case Study
SoloCRA Is Calling Your Employees Behind Your Back
How electronic tips can create unexpected CPP and EI liabilities for employers – and why CRA may be gathering information from employees before contacting the business.
- CRA Audit
- CRA Powers
- Quick Tip
EpisodeImmigration Tax Traps That Cost Thousands
What no one tells you about foreign assets, worldwide income, and the CRA penalties that can wipe out your savings.
- Estate Planning
- Business Sale
- Corporate Reorganization
SoloCRA’s 2026 Rule Punishes You For Helping Family
How Canada's proposed bare trust reporting rules could impose costly filing requirements and penalties on ordinary family arrangements – even when no tax is owed.
- Family Trust
- CRA Audit
- CRA Powers
Solo3 CRA Powers Coming In 2026 Will Ruin You
How the government's proposed CRA powers could expand audits through taxpayer interviews, daily penalties, and broader enforcement against Canadians.
- CRA Audit
- CRA Powers
- Wills & Estates
SoloHe Lost $5M To The CRA Because He Trusted His Accountant
How the wrong advisors can create hidden tax risks, derail due diligence, and even kill a business sale – costing owners millions before the deal ever closes.
- Trust Planning
- Family Trust
- CRA Audit
EpisodeCRA’s Net Worth Audit - How They Prove You’re Hiding Money
Why CRA net worth audits feel forensic, who gets targeted, and how one wrong response can turn a review into a devastating reassessment fight.
- CRA Audit
- CRA Powers
- Quick Tip
SoloCRA’s 5 Most Dangerous Weeks (Now)
How CRA's year-end audit push creates tighter deadlines, faster reassessments, and greater pressure on taxpayers – and why understanding the process can improve your outcome.
- CRA Audit
- CRA Powers
- Quick Tip
SoloCRA Trap Of Excess Corporate Cash
How poor tax planning can turn a $3 million business sale into an $800,000 tax problem – and why the biggest deal-saving strategies happen years before a buyer every appears.
- CRA Audit
- CRA Powers
- Quick Tip
EpisodeHelping Your Kids? CRA Takes a Cut
Why “gifts” can create tax exposure for parents.
- Estate Planning
- Business Sale
- Corporate Reorganization
SoloCRA Penalizes You $334K For Having Cash
How excess cash, investments, and intercompany loans inside your corporation can quietly disqualify you from the Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption – costing business owners hundreds of thousands in lost tax savings.
- CRA Audit
- CRA Powers
- Case Study
SoloLost A CRA Audit? You Can Still Win (62%)
How a CRA audit loss doesn't have to be final – and why objections, deadlines, interest, and appeal strategy can dramatically change the outcome after a reassessment.
- CRA Audit
- CRA Powers
- Quick Tip
EpisodeBeing An Executor Can Cost You Personally
How choosing an executor is far more than an administrative decision – and how personal liability, CRA reassessments, and estate risks can last years.
- Estate Planning
- Business Sale
- Corporate Reorganization
SoloCRA Tax Rule That Wipes Out Inheritances
How death can trigger layers of tax that erase millions in family wealth – exposing business owners and estates to probate, liquidity crisis, and devastating double and triple taxation without proper planning.
- Estate Planning
- CRA Audit
- CRA Powers
EpisodeCRA Bill That Destroys Wealth After Divorce
Why family law, tax rules, and poor documentation can turn parental help into an unintended wealth transfer.
- Estate Planning
- Business Sale
- Corporate Reorganization
EpisodeThe Audit Machine – What 53,000 CRA Employees Are Actually Doing
How CRA's growing audit machine uses data, automation, and aggressive enforcement tactics to identify risks, escalate reviews, and collect billions beyond regular tax filings.
- Estate Planning
- Business Sale
- Corporate Reorganization
SoloCRA Turned $250K Profit Into $1.2M In Taxes
How a $250,000 Toronto house flip turned into a $1.167M CRA reassessment – and why HST rules, missing records, and audit deadlines can financially devastate real estate investors.
- CRA Audit
- CRA Powers
- Case Study
EpisodeLeaving Canada? Here’s What The CRA Wants You To Know
What tax residency, departure tax, and cutting ties really mean when you move abroad.
- Estate Planning
- Business Sale
- Corporate Reorganization
SoloCRA Ends 14-Year Break — Truckers Losing Millions
How CRA's renewed PSB enforcement is putting incorporated truck drivers and owner-operators at risk of higher taxes, denied deductions, and costly reassessment.
- CRA Audit
- CRA Powers
- Trucking
EpisodeCRA Voluntary Disclosure Program 2025 Explained | What's Changed & What It Means
How Canada’s updated Voluntary Disclosure Program changes the way unreported income, foreign assets, and tax filings are treated — and who still qualifies for relief under the new CRA rules.
- Estate Planning
- Business Sale
- Corporate Reorganization
EpisodeHow to Make Your Company Sale-Ready — Structuring Before the Buyer Shows Up
What it really means to be sale-ready – not just operationally, but structurally and tax-efficiently positioned long before a business exit ever happens.
- Business Sale
- CRA Audit
- CRA Powers
Posts on CRA Powers
The Tax Rule That Punishes Canadians for Helping Family — And What You Can Do About It
New CRA bare trust filing catches family bank accounts, joint titles, crypto held for relatives—$50K penalties even if you owe $0 tax. Bill C-15 passed House, Senate next. Sign petition + download checklist before 2026 tax year.
3 CRA Powers Coming in 2026 That Every Canadian Needs to Know
The CRA's new 2026 audit powers — compelled sworn testimony with no transcript, $50/day penalties without a court, and reassessment clocks frozen indefinitely. Here are the three every Canadian needs to understand.
One Mistake Killed His $5M Deal — Why the Wrong Team Destroys Business Sales
Selling your business? One wrong hire and hidden tax traps can kill the deal. Why regular accountants fail at business-exit tax planning — and how to build the deal team that protects your sale.
CRA’s 5 Most Dangerous Weeks: What TEBA Means for Your Next Audit
What is TEBA, and why does it make February–March the most dangerous weeks for a CRA audit? How the CRA's March 31 year-end drives aggressive reassessments — and a 3-phase plan to protect yourself.
$800K Tax Bill That Should’ve Been $0 — The 5 Mistakes That Cost This Business Owner Everything
Discover the 5 critical errors that turned a $0 tax bill into an $800K disaster for a business owner. Learn how to protect your company from CRA reassessments, audits, and massive penalties.