Earlier this year, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced significant changes to trust reporting rules that introduced new filing obligations for many express trusts, including bare trusts. These new requirements ...
Financial Powers of Attorney (POAs) Explained: Securing Your Assets for the Future
Life is full of unexpected events, and sometimes these can severely impact your ability to manage your financial responsibilities – especially if you own a business. This is where a ...
Succession Planning: A Practical Guide for Entrepreneurs and Family Businesses
Succession planning is a critical yet often overlooked aspect of running a successful business, especially for entrepreneurs and family-owned enterprises. The intricacies of transitioning leadership and ownership require thoughtful consideration, ...
Strategic Use of Multiple Wills in Canadian Estate Planning: Navigating Probate Fees
Creating multiple wills is a practice that has been associated with estate planning in Canada, particularly in provinces like Ontario for the last 20+ years. The primary reason people create ...
TFSAs for U.S. citizens: might be worthwhile with some caveats
Since the Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) was introduced in 2009, it has been used by Canadians to earn investment income on a tax-free basis. Many U.S. citizens, however, have shied ...
Covering your bases – A guide to buying or selling a dental practice
Whether you’re fresh out of dental school preparing to buy a clinic or a seasoned professional ready to sell, the process of buying or selling a dental practice is a long ...
Thinking about income splitting to achieve your investment goals? Act fast, the minimum interest rate will double on July 1
As the CRA prepares to double its prescribed interest rate on July 1, now is the time to take advantage of an income-splitting exception to the attribution rules. When handled ...
New estate law protects Ontarians’ wills after remarriage
Estate law reformers in Ontario are celebrating a major milestone. As of January 1, 2022, new legislation came into effect that – amongst many other changes – says existing wills ...
What the Rogers family drama can teach us about succession planning
The Rogers family drama has been captivating. The whole country watched it play out in the fall of 2021, when Edward Rogers tried to fire Rogers CEO Joe Natale. This ...