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Emergence of Canada’s Gig Economy

Wednesday November 14, 2018

Freelance work has been taking Canada by storm over the past 10 years as over 2.18 million Canadians are now taking part in temporary work in addition to or rather than part-time or full-time work. These changes are creating some exciting business opportunities [...]

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Non-Resident Speculation Tax (NRST)

Wednesday October 10, 2018

What is the NRST tax? Who and what does it apply to? Effective April 21, 2017, a 15% “speculation tax” was put into law by the Ontario Government on foreign nationals with the purpose of cooling off the overheating residential housing market [...]

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CPAs: What do we actually do and why?

Tuesday September 11, 2018

I get asked this a lot, at least the “what” part. Our profession is often stereotyped and sounds boring. I get it, but I think it’s so much more than most people perceive. I’ve been in the industry since 2011, starting by career [...]

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Bad News for Post-Secondary Students (and their parents)

Tuesday July 10, 2018

Prior to January 1, 2017, federally, and September 5, 2017, provincially, any student who was enrolled at and taking classes at an accredited post-secondary institution both within Canada or abroad was eligible to claim tuition, education, and textbook tax credits in their personal [...]

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Ontario Budget 2018

Wednesday April 4, 2018

On March 28, Ontario’s finance minister Charles Sousa tabled the budget. This is clearly an election campaign document, which bears little resemblance to the fall economic statement of a few months ago. While the operating budget for the year just ended projects a [...]

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Mobile Device Management System: Do I need one?

Friday March 23, 2018

Companies provide mobile phones to employees, which contains company emails and work-related apps or programs. Recently, BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) policy has been very popular with companies or groups. After some time, it has became a norm where employees carry mobile devices [...]

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FEDERAL BUDGET COMMENTARY

Wednesday February 28, 2018

The Federal Government’s 2018 Budget touts Canada’s strong economic growth over the past two years, including real GDP growth of 3.2 per cent since the second quarter of 2016, an unemployment rate of 5.9 per cent, and significant improvements in average weekly earnings, [...]

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US Tax on Retained Earnings of Foreign Corporations

Friday February 16, 2018

Shortly before Christmas, the US congress passed a massive tax reform bill. The reduction in personal and corporate tax rates has received significant attention. One of the lesser known aspects of the bill, is the US tax on accumulated retained earnings of foreign [...]

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Empowerment Through Modern Security

Tuesday February 13, 2018

Emergence of the new security breaches fueled by the broad availability of artificial intelligence make securing the information and communication infrastructures more of a challenge than ever before. The reality of the new digital era where security breaches seem to be daily news [...]

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