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Monday February 13, 2023
(updated February 12, 2024) The Underused Housing Tax (UHT) went into law in June 2022. The UHT affects private corporations, trusts, partnerships, non-citizens, and non-residents who own residential properties in Canada. Here are some key considerations: How is a ‘residential property’ defined for [...]
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Thursday January 26, 2023
If you are thinking of selling your Canadian private corporation, it’s important to carefully consider the tax implications of how the transaction is structured. (abridged and updated from a 2021 Insight) There are two primary methods of selling a Canadian private corporation: a [...]
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Friday December 16, 2022
Instead of providing a summary of 2022 tax news and updates—which can be found on the CPA Canada website—we decided to ask some of our Client Service Leaders to answer the question: “If you had one piece of year-end advice for clients as [...]
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Tuesday November 29, 2022
QUESTION: What happens to a TFSA when a spouse dies? ANSWER: In most provinces, including Ontario, there are two options if you want your spouse (or common-law partner) to inherit your tax-free savings account (TFSA): they can be named the Successor Holder, or [...]
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