Tax News

Tax News

Taxpayer charged with fraud and forgery for false returns

False returns resulted in refunds of more than $85,000.

By Staff |April 24, 2017

1 min read

Planning and Advice

New seg fund rules could reduce taxes for investors

And for clients.

April 24, 2017

2 min read

Tax News

When not to involve CRA in divorce proceedings

There’s an easier way to get info from the agency

By Jamie Golombek |April 21, 2017

3 min read

Tax News

How to fix RRSP overcontributions

What to do to minimize penalties

By Staff |April 20, 2017

3 min read

Tax News

Paperwork, complexity challenge taxpayers

A third of Canadians haven't organized the paperwork yet.

By Staff |April 19, 2017

2 min read

Tax News

All about dividend taxation

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

Tax News

Everything you need to know about fee deductibility

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

Tax News

CRA charges stock promoter who avoided multimillion-dollar tax bill

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