Immediate Expensing Rules: Good Tax Policy?
Over the course of the last two federal budgets (April 16, 2024 and November 4, 2025), the rules for claiming Capital Cost Allowance (CCA) have been uncertain. The proposal to extend immediate expensing rules for certain acquired assets were paused for over a year and then re-introduced in a series of four complex measures which together with new rules for Scientific Research and Experimental Development have become known as the “Productivity Super-Deduction”. A backdrop appears below. The key question: will this complexity be effective as an economic stimulator?Evelyn Jacks: Part 1 – When Interest Is Tax Deductible
Did you know that small firms in the business sector create proportionately more jobs than large firms, especially in the early years of development?
Future: Advisor-Client Privilege Extends to Tax Advice?
From the late eighteenth century to the present day, solicitor-client privilege has been a topic fraught with varying levels of uncertainty, justification, and support.
Seniors Have Option to Defer OAS Pensions for Up to Five Years
Seniors have the option to defer starting their OAS pensions for up to five years (i.e. starting at age 70 rather than 65).
Understanding Synthetic Dispositions – Indebtedness in Exchanges of Property
We continue our Synthetic Dispositions series this week with a look at indebtedness in exchanges of property.
Surrey Man Jailed for Tax Fraud
How would you help the victims of this tax crime?
Grow Wealth Using Eight Important Steps
Allowing too much erosion up front (before investing and along the way reduces the opportunity to accumulate, grow, preserve, and transition wealth and cripples the power of compounding.
