The Canadian government’s plan to increase Canada’s capital gains inclusion rate, introduced in the 2024 Federal Budget, has caused growing concern from taxpayers as many consider selling cottages and investments ...
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 ...
Thinking about income splitting to achieve your investment goals? Act fast, the minimum interest rate will double on July 1
As the CRA prepares to double its prescribed interest rate on July 1, now is the time to take advantage of an income-splitting exception to the attribution rules. When handled ...
2022 federal budget focuses on housing market; spending lower than expected
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland presented the 2022 Federal Budget to a divided House of Commons on April 7, 2022. The Liberal and NDP parties have recently agreed to a confidence ...
Preparing for the 2022 tax season
The Canadian government has moved quickly to offer economic relief and adjust tax regulations to benefit businesses and workers hit by economic challenges. To help you get up to speed, ...
Tax compliance or tax avoidance? Supreme Court rules in Loblaw’s favour
The Supreme Court’s recent tax appeal ruling in favour of Loblaw Financial Holdings ended a lengthy and complicated dispute over how a dissolved subsidiary company – run from Barbados – ...
What the Rogers family drama can teach us about succession planning
The Rogers family drama has been captivating. The whole country watched it play out in the fall of 2021, when Edward Rogers tried to fire Rogers CEO Joe Natale. This ...
More comprehensive reporting requirements coming for Canadian trusts
Revised as of January 14, 2022 The Canadian Government is preparing to implement changes to the reporting requirements for Canadian resident and non-resident trusts deemed resident in Canada. Though these ...
Procurement prep and supply chain stability in 2021
Roughly a year ago, we published a blog post outlining the ways in which businesses needed to pivot in order to succeed amidst early–COVID supply chain shortages. Little did we know that ...