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July 2024 Poll

Starting in July, CRA will provide legal warnings to recover more than $9 billion of overpaid pandemic recovery benefits like CERB. Do you think that is fair?
Yes: 86 votes
81.13%
No: 20 votes
18.87%
 

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Consider an Individual Pension Plan (IPP)

If you are running an incorporated business you may be in financial position to supplement your RRSP with an IPP, which is a defined benefit pension plan. The IPP offers both maximum tax relief and a maximum retirement pension.

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Tax Court: Graduate Student Can be an Employee Under the EI Act

The Tax Court of Canada (TCC) recently considered whether a graduate student performing research at the University of British Columbia was an employee for the purposes of subsection 5(1) of the Employment Insurance Act.

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How Do I Find the Right Tax Advisor?

Finding a tax advisor to take your family into a tax-efficient future is important.

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When Do You Have a “Deemed Disposition” for Tax Purposes?

Under certain circumstances, taxation rules state that a transfer of property has occurred, even without a purchase or sale.

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Can GAAR and “Reportable Transactions” Co-exist in a Fair Tax System?

Finance Canada’s new law on Reportable Transactions (subsection  237.3) co-exists with the General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR in S. 245) in an interesting way. 

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