After several years of deliberation, last month Israel approved the export of medical cannabis cultivated within its borders. The Israeli Knesset unanimously gave the green light to the law[1], which ...
Potential protective refund opportunity for US citizens impacted by repatriation tax
Our US citizen client base had been significantly and adversely impacted by the repatriation tax imposed on the retained earnings of their Canadian corporations. An opportunity may exist to file ...
Canadian cannabis investors should exercise caution when entering US
While immigration law is clearly not an area in which we practice, at Zeifmans we are concerned for our clients and contacts active in the cannabis space in light of ...
5 big ways M&A activity will impact the Canadian cannabis market
Big changes have been taking place in the Canadian cannabis market and among them is a significant increase in M&A activity. Within the first six months of 2018 alone[1], 48 ...
Canadian cannabis stocks – the Canada-Israel link
The combination of Canada’s cannabis capital markets and Israel’s clinical research expertise have poised the nations for fruitful collaboration for Canadian cannabis stocks. While Canada has postponed the legalization of ...
Navigating the U.S. e-commerce state sales tax collection rules
On June 21, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in favour of allowing South Dakota to impose an e-commerce sales tax by Wayfair Inc. (“Wayfair”), a large online furniture ...
Doing Business Globally: A Tax Update
In June 2018, in conjunction with hosting the international tax conference of Nexia International – a global network of independent accounting and consulting firms and one of the top ten global ...
Dealing with Canadian real estate owned by a non-resident? Know the process to ensure you avoid costly errors
Non-resident individuals and corporations have recently invested in a high volume of Canadian real estate properties. Despite the high number of non-resident owners, many professionals in the real estate industry, ...
Financial opportunities abound in Canadian cannabis market
Cannabis, commonly known as marijuana, is currently legal to use for medical purposes in Canada. The upcoming legalisation of recreational cannabis in Canada has created global interest in the Canadian ...