Gibson J.:

1 The applicant seeks judicial review of a notice of assessment of excise duty, penalties and interest, as amended, made against it pursuant to the Excise Act.The original notice of assessment is dated the 30th of May, 1996. It was amended the 16th of July, 1996 and further amended the 15th of November, 1996. The relief requested is that the assessment, as amended, be declared invalid or unlawful and that it be quashed or set aside. In addition, the applicant seeks costs.

Rowe T.C.J (orally):

1 THE REGISTRAR: I call Court File 96-856(IT) between Gemini Biochemical Research Limited and Her Majesty the Queen.

2 Appearing for the applicant is Mr. Forrester and for the respondent is Ms. Drissell.

Couture C.J.T.C.:

1 This appeal was heard in Montreal on July 18, 1997. The appellant had elected to proceed under the rules which govern the Informal Procedure.

2 Mr. Déom Schulman who represents himself as a business consultant acted as agent for the appellant while Ms. Nathalie Lessard represented the respondent.

Tremblay T.C.J.:

Point at issue

1 According to the Notice of Appeal and the Reply to the Notice of Appeal, the question is whether the appellant's earned income for the purposes of deducting child care expenses was correctly set at $1,360, and consequently whether the sum of $907 was correctly deducted in calculating the appellant's income for child care expenses for the 1995 taxation year.

Lamarre Proulx T.C.J.:

1 This is an appeal by way of the informal procedure for the 1995 taxation year. The question at issue is whether the Appellant is entitled to claim the wholly dependent person tax credit provided for in paragraph 118(1)(b) of the Income Tax Act (the “Act”) for his children, when he is entitled to a deduction under paragraph 60(b), (c) or (c. 1).

Lamarre Proulx T.C.J.:

1 The appellant is appealing the assessment by the Minister of National Revenue (the “Minister”) for the 1992 taxation year, under the informal procedure.

St. Onge T.C.J.:

1 The appeal of Giuseppe Brumale was heard at Montréal, Quebec, on July 30, 1996. The point for determination was whether the appellant incurred a business investment loss of $9,593 ($7,194 of which was deductible) during the 1991 taxation year.

2 The respondent disallowed the loss on the basis of the following facts:

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Rip T.C.J.:

Per curiam:

Sarchuk T.C.J.:

1 This is an appeal by Tipster Investments Ltd. (Tipster) from assessment no. 8649272 dated February 8, 1995.