McCarthy Tétrault

December 14, 2009

We welcome you to our fifth issue of Tax Update: A report on cross-border developments in Canadian tax law, the periodical of our Tax Group.

In This Issue:

Canada-US Tax Treaty: Important CRA Guidance on Scope of Article IV(7)(b)

Garron and Antle: "Offshore Trusts 101" in the Tax Court of Canada

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