Farris Partner, Jeff Glasner, recently wrote for Lexpert’s Legal Insights series on the Canada Revenue Agency’s approach to collecting certain corporate tax debts from former directors and other unappointed individuals. The article, “De Facto Directors: Beware of What You Did Not Sign Up For”, discusses when the CRA can treat non appointed individuals as “de facto” directors for the purposes of collecting certain unpaid tax debts of a corporation, including payroll and GST/HST remittances, as well as steps former directors and other involved individuals can take to minimize their risk exposure. Read the full article here.

Jeff Glasner is a Partner in Farris’s Tax Litigation group, where he represents individuals and corporations in their tax disputes and collection matters with the Canada Revenue Agency. Mr. Glasner has over 20 years of experience helping taxpayers through their audits and defending them during the CRA Appeals process, and in negotiating with the Department of Justice at the Tax Court of Canada.