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How Canada’s New AMT Rules Could Impact Your Charitable Donations
For many Canadians, charitable giving isn’t just about taxes—it’s about making a difference. But recent changes to the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) might make generosity a little more complicated, especially ...
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So you closed a big real estate deal – now what?
So you finally closed that big real estate deal and are left with significant funds in your corporation. You have now moved onto to evaluating various investment options, looking at ...
Landmark case changes the game for purchasers of real estate property in Canada
As discussed in an earlier blog post, Dealing with Canadian real estate owned by a non-resident? Know the process to ensure you avoid costly errors, when one purchases a real ...
Top 10 reasons why cannabis companies need accounting leadership: Part 2
In Part 2 of this series, we continue to examine why cannabis companies need accounting leadership and the biggest challenges they face. It’s a positive problem: A start-up grows so ...
Top 10 reasons why cannabis companies need accounting leadership: Part 1
As many cannabis companies across the globe prepare for a public offering, or for purchase by a public company, the nascent industry’s accounting challenges are beginning to present themselves in ...
The ins and outs of income tax when using cryptocurrencies
Cryptocurrencies has developed into a sizzling topic over the last 2 years. Trending digital currencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum have increased in value resulting in significant market capitalization, transactional ...
The future of buying and selling real estate with cryptocurrency
With cryptocurrency becoming more prevalent in today’s economy, discussion has turned to business transactions being made using cryptocurrency, in particular when buying and selling real estate with cryptocurrency. Already, certain American ...
Canadian cannabis stocks – the Canada-Israel link
The combination of Canada’s cannabis capital markets and Israel’s clinical research expertise have poised the nations for fruitful collaboration for Canadian cannabis stocks. While Canada has postponed the legalization of ...
Estate freezes: key to business owners’ estate planning to reduce or defer capital gains tax
Estate freezes have been the cornerstone of estate planning for business owners for as long as capital gains tax has existed in Canada, dating back to 1972. The main driver ...
Navigating the U.S. e-commerce state sales tax collection rules
On June 21, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in favour of allowing South Dakota to impose an e-commerce sales tax by Wayfair Inc. (“Wayfair”), a large online furniture ...