Tax News

Tax News

How U.S. tax reforms affect cross-border clients

Their tax positions could get "substantially worse"

By Staff |November 3, 2017

3 min read

Industry

New option for simple trust tax filing

A new option for 2017 and later tax years

By Staff |November 3, 2017

1 min read

Economic Indicators

GOP doubles exemption for taxation of large estates

Tax cut plan also to limit deduction for mortgage interest, property tax

By Staff, with files from The Associated Press |November 2, 2017

5 min read

Industry

Tax items to discuss with clients before year-end

Before Dec. 31, bring up these tax tips

By Staff |November 2, 2017

2 min read

Industry

Why you should start RESP conversations early

It’s possible that many of your clients’ children do not have RESPs. In 2014, Statistics Canada found that only 48.5% of children had received the Canadian Education Savings Grant (CESG), which is calculated based on contributions made to RESPs. Further, a non-government survey published by the Bank of Montreal in the same year found that […]

By Bernard Viau |October 26, 2017

5 min read

Tax News

U.S. expats might get lower tax bills

U.S. expats with six-figure salaries could benefit from potential U.S. tax reform. American lawmakers are “seriously” considering a measure that would tax U.S. expats on only income earned in the U.S., reports the Financial Times (article has paywall). For the 2016 tax year, U.S. expats can exclude up to US$101,300 from their worldwide income for […]

By Staff |October 25, 2017

1 min read