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Living Out Allowances
“Living Out Allowances” or “Subsistence Expenses” are a great way to get funds out of a corporation and into the shareholder’s hands on a tax free basis. A number of our clients work in the resource sector – support services for mining, forestry, oil & gas, etc. ...
Commonly Reviewed Personal Tax Deductions by CRA
Another personal tax filing deadline has come and gone. Now is the time when you receive an unexpected letter from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), notifying you that they will be conducting a review of some of your expenses. The CRA reviews or audits hundreds of...
Superhero Extraordinary
Faster than the run in her nylons. Able to leap small children in a single stride. She’s the Working Mom. We all have busy lives these days but as a working mom, you might feel like you are a super hero with all that you can accomplish in a day. Pat yourself on the...
American Selling Canadian Property
As a non-resident investor in Canadian real property, you are required to advise the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) within 10 days of selling your investment. Normally, this takes the form of an application for a Clearance Certificate since the person who bought the...
We Don’t Love Tax Returns (we don’t even like them)
Funny?…but we don’t love tax returns (we don’t even like them) Accountant = tax return. Right? Wrong. We don’t love tax returns. I’m talking about the personal returns. The ones due at the end of April. With endless slips and receipts and schedules and forms and...
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New Family Income Splitting Initiative
When the PMO announced the new family income splitting initiative there was a lot of excitement among families. You’ve probably heard a fair share of criticism as well (which is to be expected when there’s politics involved). But what’s really going on with the family...
Can I Have My Annual General Meeting in Hawaii??
I have a client who for years has held the Annual General Meeting for her corporation on Maui. She and her husband are the sole directors of the corporation (although I’m not sure her husband even knows where the office is, but that’s another matter). Every year she...
Some Perks of Small Town Living
When I was in highschool in my sleepy, sole-industry, freezing cold, tiny little town in North Eastern Ontario, I couldn’t wait to graduate and move to a city. I was no longer stimulated by knowing so much about the people who surrounded me and seeing the same street...
Personal versus Corporate Ownership of Rental Properties
We are often asked by clients whether they should own rental properties personally or own them through a corporation. Our advice is usually to own properties personally when rental income is nominal and when there are only a small number of properties. The advice...
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