Tax News

Have your cake and write it off

During the early years of my career, I worked in the educational conference field—initially in not-for-profit academia, and later in the very competitive one-day commercial conference segment—delivering tax, insurance and investment content to professionals. Much of this came back to me while reading a recent tax appeal of a CRA reassessment denying deductibility of certain catering expenses.

January 1, 2012

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Rental woes

Tax write-offs from income properties don’t always materialize

By Jamie Golombek |December 31, 2011

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Cut U.S. tax ties

Saying goodbye to Uncle Sam and his taxman can be harder than you think.

By Beth Webel and Christopher Gandhu |December 19, 2011

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Tax Tips: Catering to small business

Many will remember 2011 as a year of economic challenges. Small business owners in particular have had it rough and while they hope for a better year ahead, there are still a few things they can do to end this year on a positive note.

By Vikram Barhat |December 15, 2011

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