In Johnson v. Canada (Fed CA, 2023) the Federal Court of Appeal considers the Excise Act (EA) appeal jurisdiction of the Tax Court:
C. Appeals to the Tax Court under the EA
[42] Similar to the ETA, the EA provides a right to appeal to the Tax Court if a person has filed a notice of objection to an assessment made under the EA. Subsection 198(1) of the EA sets out this right of appeal:
198 (1) Subject to subsection (2), a person who has filed a notice of objection to an assessment may appeal to the Tax Court to have the assessment vacated or a reassessment made after
198 (1) Sous réserve du paragraphe (2), la personne qui a produit un avis d’opposition à une cotisation peut interjeter appel à la Cour de l’impôt pour faire annuler la cotisation ou en faire établir une nouvelle lorsque, selon le cas :
(a) the Minister has confirmed the assessment or has reassessed; or
(a) la cotisation est confirmée par le ministre ou une nouvelle cotisation est établie;
(b) 180 days have elapsed after the filing of the notice of objection and the Minister has not notified the person that the Minister has vacated or confirmed the assessment or has reassessed.
(b) un délai de cent quatre-vingts jours suivant la production de l’avis a expiré sans que le ministre ait notifié la personne du fait qu’il a annulé ou confirmé la cotisation ou procédé à une nouvelle cotisation.
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