Tax

What to do when friends want to buy property together

Client profile Emily Salvatore, 29, and Nicole Franken*, 30, have been friends for two decades. Both women save about $9,000 of the $50,000 they make a year, but Emily’s job as a supply teacher is precarious. She’s been getting by on contracts for three years during a hiring freeze at the school board. Nicole is […]

By Susan Goldberg |May 12, 2017

6 min read

Answer client questions about the Principal Residence Exemption and trusts

How do new PRE rules introduced in October 2016 change things?

By Wilmot George |May 1, 2017

5 min read

Ontario raises limits for disability support

Clients using the Ontario Disability Support Program can soon hold larger amounts in liquid assets without the program clawing back their benefits.

By Simon Doyle |April 27, 2017

2 min read

Ready for tax planning automation?

A report last year by the Brookfield Institute, at Ryerson University, claimed 98% odds that the jobs of accountants and bookkeepers would be automated. An online tool by the BBC similarly says the probability for certified accountants is 95% within 20 years. That would make the next two decades, or less, a period of upheaval […]

By Simon Doyle |April 25, 2017

3 min read