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Tax News
A reader asks and we answer.
By Staff |October 19, 2016
1 min read
Scrapping FATCA and eliminating citizenship-based taxation are also on the table.
By Jessica Bruno |October 18, 2016
7 min read
Tax Strategies
What happens when a shareholder does not pay enough for the benefit he received.
By Florence Marino |October 14, 2016
6 min read
Current combined personal tax rates are higher than corporate rates, so there is an inherent tax incentive for business owners to incorporate.
By Stephanie Dietz |October 7, 2016
4 min read
Estate Planning
How to navigate this delicate issue in estate planning
October 7, 2016
5 min read
Most Canadians are familiar with the duties of an estate executor. But what are the duties of the trustee? And what happens if the trustee doesn’t perform them properly? Different roles; same people Anthea Law, partner at Vogel LLP in Calgary, says that, legally, an executor of an estate is distinct and different from a […]
By James Dolan |October 7, 2016
3 min read
Verbal promises before death can trigger disputes
By Susan Goldberg |October 7, 2016
Client profile Georgi Balev*, 50, just got laid off. He was a senior manager at a major engineering firm in Ottawa, Ont., where he had worked for the past 26 years. His total annual compensation, including bonus, was about $300,000. His dilemma: Does he wait until age 65 to start drawing his defined-benefit pension, or […]
By Staff |October 7, 2016
Industry
And will the adjustments deter foreign ownership?
By Melissa Shin |October 5, 2016
Cross-border taxes are never easy to understand.
By Melissa Shin |October 4, 2016
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