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Tax News
Ask an average person what a dividend is and, if they don’t know, they’ll at least say it’s something positive. For the most part, they’d be right. Dividends are distributions of a corporation’s after-tax earnings to its shareholders. They’re optional to distribute, but corporations often use them to entice or pay shareholders. Dividend taxation can […]
By Stephanie Dietz |April 13, 2017
4 min read
Learn which investment fees are deductible and how those fees are treated by CRA in various structures, funds and accounts.
By Staff |April 13, 2017
1 min read
CRA reports that Damien Reynolds, a 49-year-old dual citizen of Canada and Australia, was charged on April 4, 2017, with fraud under section 380 of the Criminal Code and with tax evasion under section 327 of the Excise Tax Act. Reynolds is a mining industry consultant and stock promoter based in Vancouver. Read: Montréal man […]
By Staff |April 5, 2017
2 min read
Industry
The new rules around trusts will cause “the most consternation for planners"
By Melissa Shin |April 4, 2017
6 min read
Haven’t filed all your required U.S. tax paperwork? If you’re really unlucky, you might get sued.
By Max Reed |March 29, 2017
For Canadians who live in the north, CRA offers two deductions.
By Staff |March 28, 2017
The CRA has set the prescribed annual interest rates for amounts owing in Q2. The family loan rate remains the same, at 1%. Read: Liberals reviewing private corporations, high-income tax strategies The only change from last quarter is the rate for corporate taxpayers’ pertinent loans or indebtedness, which will be 4.47%, the CRA says. Rates […]
By Staff |March 27, 2017
It's not actually that advantageous to hold investments inside a corporation.
By Dave Faulkner |March 27, 2017
3 min read
This article will discuss deductibility in relation to RRSPs, RRIFs and TFSAs.
March 27, 2017
7 min read
Economic Indicators
Morneau conceded that there's increasing pressure on the business and investment communities.
By Katie Keir |March 24, 2017
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