“Capital gains exemption planning is complicated.” A Canadian individual is generally eligible for an $800,000 exemption (indexed…

“Detection is not as hard as it used to be.” Barter transactions have become more common as…

“we suggest that… you make note of and track the 21st anniversary dates of your trusts.” Trusts…

“we do not think they go far enough and are too short lived.” New disclosure requirements for…

“there will be fewer places for U.S. persons to hide.” In Tax Tips 12-28, 12-18, 12-02, 11-09, 11-06 and 11-05, we outlined the various issues…

“the Government of Canada is serious about enforcing tax compliance.” Tax authorities around the globe are using…

“Seriously consider implementing the plan before the end of March 2014.” In Tax Tips 04-22 and 09-09, we discussed the use…

“If the charitable tax shelter seems too good to be true, it likely is” We last wrote…

“Consideration should be given to paying out capital dividends before capital losses are realized.” The capital dividend…

“If commercially practical structure a partial sale of Qualifying Property in 2013 and the remainder in 2014.”…