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- Canada Recovery Benefits
On October 2, 2020, the Canadian government announced three new temporary Recovery benefits to assist Canadians unable to work, experiencing reduced income due to the COVID-19 pandemic, or recovering or tending to one sick with COVID-19. These recovery benefits are the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB), … Read more »
- Accommodation Sharing
Recently, many Canadians have been looking to get away from the city and enjoy more spacious living due to the imposed lockdowns. As such, individuals have been turning to accommodating sharing platforms to rent out cottages or bigger homes. For a small pocket of homeowners, this has created a boost … Read more »
- CRA Penalties and Interest: An Update
Many taxpayers are surprised to learn that the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) can and does charge interest and penalties on the outstanding tax liabilities of Canadian taxpayers. Penalties and interest are often applied in concert and can quickly escalate what was originally a minor tax debt into a s … Read more »
- Deducting Expenses from your Taxes
Income tax is nothing more than a tax on income. Income, on the other hand, is, for tax purposes, a complex concept that forms the basis of many tax disputes. Additionally, understanding what expenses are deductible and what are not deductible may be a difficult exercise come tax time. The general r … Read more »
- What is FAPI?
Foreign Accrual Property Income, or FAPI, are a set of rules in the Income Tax Act (the “ITA”) that treats property income the same as if accrued domestically or abroad. Where a Canadian resident has a substantial interest or level of control in a foreign corporation, the corporation will be treated … Read more »