Court exempts legal advisers from reporting clients’ tax affairs until Charter challenge determined

By Cristin Schmitz (November 27, 2023, 4:39 PM EST) -- Legal advisers across Canada, including Quebec notaries and Ontario paralegals, do not have to comply with constitutionally-impugned Income Tax Act (ITA) mandatory reporting obligations with respect to clients’ tax avoidance, following the Federation of Law Societies of Canada’s (FLSC) success in obtaining a nationwide interlocutory court injunction until its Charter challenge to last June’s ITA amendments is determined....