Top 10 tax and estate articles from 2019

There was never going to be a shortage of tax news in an election year.

After a voter-friendly March budget that included homebuyer incentives and RDSP relief, party platforms took on everything from passive income rules to wealth taxes to RESPs.

Meanwhile, the Canada Revenue Agency gave us plenty to write about, from auditing small businesses to a long-awaited update to the advantages folio regarding TFSA and RRSP account fees.

Below are the most-read tax and estate stories from the past year.

10. CRA updates RRSP, TFSA advantages folio

9. Make TOSI less taxing for your business-owner client

8. Essential tax numbers: updated for 2020

7. Liberals offer relief to RDSP holders who lose DTC eligibility

6. Beware this TFSA pitfall for young clients

5. Paying RRSP, TFSA investment fees from outside the accounts not an advantage, Finance says

4. The clearance certificate: what it is, and why it matters

3. Tax implications of the Liberal win

2. Clients day trading in their TFSAs? They’re ultimately liable for the tax

1. CRA found more than $1B auditing smaller businesses last year

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