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There Must Be an Intention to Profit for a Business to Exist

EL · May 31, 2022 ·

In Canada v. Paletta, the Federal Court of Appeal clarified that, in order for a business to exist, there must be an intention to earn a profit. Absent such intention, there is no business and therefore no “source of income”.

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