Opportunity: Canadian Dollar Stabilizes, Somewhat
Things have started to turn around for the Canadian dollar in the second quarter of 2025. It hit a 22 year low in January of 2025. Investors and property owners, who have been swooning at the high burn rate in their travel plans and property maintenance abroad, may wish to consider recent more positive trends and consider some risk mitigation opportunities now that the dollar is stabilizing somewhat.Audit Defence - Documenting the Client Experience
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Snowbirds: Tax Residency Under Scrutiny at Border
Starting July 1, 2014, Canada and U.S. border authorities will now scan your passport when you enter and exit their country to determine how long a person has actually been out of their country of residence in a given year.
Immigration Trusts
The February 11, 2014 federal budget has proposed to eliminate tax benefits of many estates and trusts; one of which is the immigration trust.
Adjusting Prior Filed Returns? Be Honest
Morton v. The Queen (2014) TCC 72. The Tax Court of Canada recently released reasons for judgment in a case regarding the imposition of penalties following the expiration of the normal reassessment periods.
Evelyn Jacks: Canadians Can Control Wealth Erosion In Uncertain Times
It’s difficult to think pessimistically about the great news released mid-March about our national net worth: it increased by 2.7% to $7.7 trillion in the last quarter of 2013, following a 2.5% gain in the third quarter.
Thank You, Mr. Flaherty
On October 9, 2009 at a presentation in Istanbul, Turkey, Canada’s Finance Minister Jim Flaherty was presented Euromoney magazine's Finance Minister of the Year award for 2009.
