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Canada’s Cannabis Industry in 2025: Is there room for Optimism amid the Policy Shifts?
Since its legalization in 2018, Canada’s cannabis industry has undergone significant evolution—marked by rapid expansion, early missteps, and more recently, cautious stabilization. While economic turbulence, regulatory hurdles, and lingering stigma ...
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Tax Insights: A summary of The Underused Housing Tax (UHT) for Canadians
Canada’s newest Underused Housing Tax (UHT) was enacted last summer, meaning some residential property owners (i.e., those not considered “excluded owners”) are expected to file a UHT return and pay ...
Financial complications: how the economic climate affects buying or selling a pharmacy
Economic challenges facing pharmacies Before starting the process, it’s important to understand the economic issues you’ll be facing whether you’re buying or selling. They include: Soaring inflation. After hitting ...
TFSAs for U.S. citizens: might be worthwhile with some caveats
Since the Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) was introduced in 2009, it has been used by Canadians to earn investment income on a tax-free basis. Many U.S. citizens, however, have shied ...
How psychedelic startups can survive in a declining market
The psychedelics market saw an interesting shift several years ago. Long associated with party drugs, psychedelic substances were now being touted as potentially game changing treatments for a variety of ...
Congrats to our 2022 CFE writers!
Life is full of milestones, and this is just the beginning of the journey. Zeifmans LLP is proud to congratulate our team members on successfully completing the 2022 Common Final ...
Covering your bases – A guide to buying or selling a dental practice
Whether you’re fresh out of dental school preparing to buy a clinic or a seasoned professional ready to sell, the process of buying or selling a dental practice is a long ...
What do emerging industries need to know in a shaky economy?
You don’t need a degree in economics to know we’re having a bad year. With staggeringly high inflation rates, rising interest rates and a stock market that’s had a horrible ...
Guiding your business from launch to M&As: check out our video series
Navigating business growth can be overwhelming. Through Zeifmans Entrepreneurship in Focus initiative, we’re supporting companies by sharing fundamental insights tailored to Canadian businesses. Our 5-part Entrepreneurship in Focus video series ...
Circuit court derails constitutional argument against the repatriation tax
In late 2017, the US Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Job Act (“TCJA”) which was signed into law by then President Trump on December 22, 2017. One of TCJA’s ...