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Datatax Business Services Limited

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Proceeding
NOIBIA s. 50.4
Filings held24
Last activity24 Oct 2023
On the record1,071 days
Secured debt$837K
OverviewSummary updated

Datatax Business Services Limited filed a notice of intention to make a proposal under BIA s. 50.4 on October 16, 2023, in the judicial centre of Toronto, Ontario. The proceeding is closed. A Statement of Affairs (Form 78) as at October 23, 2023, sworn by Brent Houlden at the entity level for Old DBSL Ltd., reported total assets of $1.00 against total liabilities of $2,117,709.21, a deficiency of $2,117,708.21, with preferred creditors and contingent liabilities both nil. Fiera Private Fund VI L.P. was listed with a claim of $836,588.00 secured against GST/HST for 2022, the security valued at $1.00 and the $836,587.00 balance reclassified as unsecured. Other unsecured claims included the Canada Revenue Agency at $1,066,923.98 as a deemed trust class claim, RSM Canada LLP at $73,500.00, Blaney McMurtry LLP at $62,658.66, DLA Piper (Canada) LLP at $41,246.57 and Felesky Flynn LLP at $36,792.00.

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Parties

Debtor

Datatax Business Services Limited

Proposal trustee

KPMG

Bench and counselPer the orders and service lists on the record

Bench

JudgeCourtOn this docketCases on record
Justice CavanaghOntario Superior Court of Justice5 orders, Aug 2023 – Oct 2023288 cases on record

Counsel of record

PartyCounselFirst seenSource
Proposal trusteeKPMGBennett Jones LLP5 Oct 2023Service list · 5 Oct 2023
CreditorBank of MontrealDentons Canada LLP5 Oct 2023Service list · 5 Oct 2023
CreditorFiera FP Business Financing Fund, L.PThornton Grout Finnigan LLP5 Oct 2023Service list · 5 Oct 2023
CreditorFiera Private Debt Fund VI L.PStikeman Elliott LLP5 Oct 2023Service list · 5 Oct 2023
CreditorKSV Advisory IncChaitons LLP5 Oct 2023Service list · 5 Oct 2023
CreditorWestern Surety CompanyBorden Ladner Gervais LLP5 Oct 2023Service list · 5 Oct 2023
Capital structureAs asserted in the filings
stated amounts, drawn to scale
#Priority classCreditorAmountSource
4SecuredFiera Private Fund VI L.P.Taxes - GST/HST - 2022 — Estimated value of security $1.00; balance of claim $836,587.00 falls to unsecured per List A. Statement of Affairs sworn by Brent Houlden. — debtor: Old DBSL Ltd. · as of 23 Oct 2023$837KNotice to Creditors
8UnsecuredCanada Revenue Agency · in 926 casesDeemed trust/CRA class claim — debtor: Old DBSL Ltd. · as of 23 Oct 2023$1.07MNotice to Creditors
8UnsecuredFiera Private Fund VI L.P.Balance of secured claim (List B) reclassified as unsecured; total claim $836,587.00 — debtor: Old DBSL Ltd. · as of 23 Oct 2023$837KNotice to Creditors
8UnsecuredRSM Canada LLP · in 5 casesdebtor: Old DBSL Ltd. · as of 23 Oct 2023$73.5KNotice to Creditors
8UnsecuredBlaney McMurtry LLP · in 6 casesdebtor: Old DBSL Ltd. · as of 23 Oct 2023$62.7KNotice to Creditors
8UnsecuredDLA Piper (Canada) LLP · in 16 casesdebtor: Old DBSL Ltd. · as of 23 Oct 2023$41.2KNotice to Creditors
8UnsecuredFelesky Flynn LLP · in 4 casesdebtor: Old DBSL Ltd. · as of 23 Oct 2023$36.8KNotice to Creditors
RecoveriesAs stated in the filings

Unsecured creditors: no distribution. BMO $2M · Fiera short.EstimatedMotion Record - Moving Party - Datatax · 4 Oct 2023

ClassCreditorClaimsRecoveryBasisSource
SecuredBMO$2MEstimatedper the proposal trusteeSecond Report of the Proposal Trustee · 5 Oct 2023
SecuredFierashortfallEstimatedper the proposal trusteeSecond Report of the Proposal Trustee · 5 Oct 2023
Unsecuredno distributionEstimatedper the debtorMotion Record - Moving Party - Datatax · 4 Oct 2023

Each row is one filing's statement, copied as it reads and never computed. "Estimated" is the officer's forecast; "Under the plan" is the plan's or proposal's own term; "Final" is a declared or paid distribution; a row with no chip states no footing. A range is the two numbers stated; "of proven claims" is the document's own denominator.

Fees and ratesAs stated in the filings

1 engagement · 1 firmKPMG Inc., 1 Aug – 30 Sep 2023Second Report of the Proposal Trustee · 5 Oct 2023

FirmPeriodHoursFeesRatesSource
KPMG Inc.Proposal trustee1 Aug – 30 Sep 2023not statedSecond Report of the Proposal Trustee · 5 Oct 2023
Estate financialsReported figures — never derived
Total assets at filing$1
Total liabilities at filing$2.12M

As at 23 Oct 2023 · per Statement of Affairs (Form 78) as stated and estimated by the officer, sworn by Brent Houlden · Old DBSL Ltd. (entity level) — Deficiency of $2,117,708.21. Unsecured creditors (List A) total $1,281,121.21 plus balance of secured claims $836,587.00 = total unsecured creditors $2,117,708.21 per form; preferred creditors (List C) and contingent liabilities (List D) both nil.

Documents
24 filings
DateDocumentFile
Certificate of AssignmentPDF
Termination CertificatePDF
Vesting Certificate - Proposal Trustee - KPMG Inc. - Court Estate File No. 31-2975175PDF
Approval and Vesting Order - Moving Party-Datatax
  • Presiding officer Justice Cavanagh
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Distribution Termination and Fee Approval Order - Moving Party-Datatax
  • Presiding officer Justice Cavanagh
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Endorsement of Cavanagh J.
  • Presiding officer Justice Cavanagh
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Factum - Moving Party-DatataxPDF
Second Report of the Proposal Trustee
  • Fee schedule Engagements: Form: invoice_listing · Rows: · Money: Approximate: false · Period: End: 2023-09-30 · Kind: invoice · Quote: Datatax Business Services Limited Professional Fees Summary For the period from August 1 to September 30, 2023 · Start: 2023-08-01 · Approval: State: unstated · Averages: · Currency: · Invoices: Tax: 8726.1 · Date: 2023-09-07 · Fees: 58401.37 · Quote: 1530752 31-Aug-23 7-Sep-23 $ 58,401.37 $ 8,722.44 $ 8,726.10 $ 75,849.91 · Total: 75849.91 · Period end: 2023-08-31 · Disbursements: 8722.44 · Firm text: KPMG Inc. · Firm quote: SECOND REPORT OF KPMG INC., IN ITS CAPACITY AS PROPOSAL TRUSTEE · Context quote: KPMG Inc. (' KPMG ') was appointed as proposal trustee (in such capacity, the ' Proposal Trustee ') in the NOI proceedings of Datatax.
  • Recovery outcome Entries: per estimated; per estimated · Stated on: 2023-10-05 · Table missing:
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Service List - Datatax
  • Counsel Thornton Grout Finnigan LLP
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Motion Record - Moving Party - Datatax
  • Recovery outcome Entries: per estimated; per estimated · Table missing:
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Creditor PackagePDF
Endorsement
  • Presiding officer Justice P. Cavanagh
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Order - SEALED
  • Presiding officer Justice Cavanagh
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FactumPDF
First Report of the Proposal TrusteePDF
Motion Record - Part 1PDF
Motion Record - Part 2PDF
Motion Record - Part 3PDF
Certificate for the Notice of Intention to Make a Proposal (NOI)PDF
Non-Disclosure AgreementPDF
Notice to Creditors
  • Financial position Assets $1 · Liabilities $2.12M · as at 23 Oct 2023 · per Statement of Affairs (Form 78) as stated and estimated by the officer, sworn by Brent Houlden · Old DBSL Ltd. (entity level) — Deficiency of $2,117,708.21. Unsecured creditors (List A) total $1,281,121.21 plus balance of secured claims $836,587.00 = total unsecured creditors $2,117,708.21 per form; preferred creditors (List C) and contingent liabilities (List D) both nil.
  • Secured creditors $837K · Note: Estimated value of security $1.00; balance of claim $836,587.00 falls to unsecured per List A. Statement of Affairs sworn by Brent Houlden. · Page: 4 · As of: 2023-10-23 · Debtor: Old DBSL Ltd. · Creditor: Fiera Private Fund VI L.P. · Security: Taxes - GST/HST - 2022
  • Unsecured creditors $837K · Note: Balance of secured claim (List B) reclassified as unsecured; total claim $836,587.00 · Page: 3 · As of: 2023-10-23 · Basis: Statement of Affairs, List A - Unsecured Creditors, as reported · Debtor: Old DBSL Ltd. · Creditor: Fiera Private Fund VI L.P.
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Proof of ClaimPDF
ProxyPDF

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