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Consultation Paper On Tax Planning Using Private Corporations, Jinyan Li Oct 2017

Consultation Paper On Tax Planning Using Private Corporations, Jinyan Li

Commissioned Reports, Studies and Public Policy Documents

I am a tenured professor at Osgoode Hall Law School of York University, teaching and researching in the area of tax law. I am the lead author of Principles of Canadian Income Tax Law (9th ed.) (Li, Magee and Wilkie, 2017) and International Taxation in Canada (3rd ed.) (Li, Cockfield and Wilkie, 2014). I am also the lead editor of Income Tax at 100 Years (Li, Wilkie and Chapman, 2017). I am a member of Panel of Experts Reviewing Federal Tax Expenditures (the Expert Panel) (http://www.fin.gc.ca/access/tt-it/rfte-edff-eng.asp), but was not involved in drafting the consultation paper on Tax Planning Using Private …


Chapter Viii: Protecting The Tax Base In The Digital Economy, Jinyan Li Jan 2017

Chapter Viii: Protecting The Tax Base In The Digital Economy, Jinyan Li

Articles & Book Chapters

Protecting the tax base in the digital economy is Action 1 of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) project on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS). The reason is simple: “International tax rules, which date back to the 1920s, have not kept pace with the changing business environment, including the growing importance of intangibles and the digital economy.” They can no longer distribute taxing rights fairly among countries and adequately define a country’s tax base.


Celebrating The Centennial Of The Income War Tax Act, 1917: The Future By The Light Of 100 Candles, Jinyan Li, J. Scott Wilkie Jan 2017

Celebrating The Centennial Of The Income War Tax Act, 1917: The Future By The Light Of 100 Candles, Jinyan Li, J. Scott Wilkie

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Source Of Income And Canadian International Taxation, Jinyan Li, J. Scott Wilkie Jan 2017

Source Of Income And Canadian International Taxation, Jinyan Li, J. Scott Wilkie

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Legitimate Expectations In Canada: Soft Law And Tax Administration, Sas Ansari, Lorne Sossin Jan 2017

Legitimate Expectations In Canada: Soft Law And Tax Administration, Sas Ansari, Lorne Sossin

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This chapter examines the relationship between legitimate expectations and soft law. In what circumstances can an agency’s guidelines create law — or at least legally enforceable expectations? At first glance, the answer would appear obvious. The key reason for developing soft law is to provide guidance and transparency as to the process (and sometimes the substance) of administrative action. Soft law by its nature gives rise to expectations. Whether those expectations, in turn, give rise to legal effects is decidedly less clear. In fact, this question has vexed Canadian administrative law. Nowhere are questions of soft law and legitimate expectations …