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Planning for Death and Taxes – Incorporating Your Investments
As personal and corporate tax rates have fluctuated in recent years, incorporating investments has become an attractive option for Ontario residents holding sizeable portfolios. There are a number of potential advantages to holding investments in a company rather than
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Exploring Retirement Fund Options for Business Owners
As a business owner in Ontario looking ahead to retirement, it’s vital to understand the various avenues for accessing your hard-earned funds from your RRSP, RRIF and retained earnings of your private company during this new phase of life. Decisions you make will
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CRA Interest Rates: The Growing Cost of Late Tax Payments
UPDATE: As of January 2024, the CRA interest rates charged on late tax payments is 10%. The interest rate on prescribed rate business loans has risen to 6%. Rising interest rates aren’t just impacting mortgage rates and other loans, they are also impacting the cost
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Tenants in Canada at Risk for Non-Resident Landlord Withholding Taxes
A recent ruling from the Tax Court of Canada may have significant ramifications for commercial and residential tenants and landlords on rental agreements in Canada. Under existing Canadian tax rules, tenants renting from non-resident landlords must withhold at source
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2023 Federal Budget Highlights & Commentary
On March 28, 2023, the Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, presented Budget 2023 to the House of Commons. Below we have summarized the key provisions of the budget. Click here to read our full analysis and commentary –
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Guide To The Underused Housing Tax
The UHT applies to non-resident, non-Canadian owners of vacant or underused residential housing in Canada.
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