Author: Tyra Yah

by Tyra Yah

Ontario’s 2022 Staycation Tax Credit

In light of the many COVID-19 travel restrictions implemented by Ontario, the provincial government has introduced a new temporary Staycation Tax Cred...

by Tyra Yah

The Home Buyers’ Plan and the CRA

The Home Buyers’ Plan (“HBP”) is a program that allows qualified first-time home buyers (the definition for which can be found below) to withdra...

by Tyra Yah

The Canada Child Benefit and Shared Custody Arrangements

The Canada Child Benefit (or CCB) is a tax-free monthly benefit payment provided to qualifying Canadian families to help with the cost of raising thei...

by Tyra Yah

Cryptocurrency and the OECD

The Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (the “OECD”) recently released its long-awaited report on global regulatory frameworks ...

by Tyra Yah

Can I Really Get an Apology from the CRA?

The Office of the Taxpayers’ Ombudsman recently claimed in its Annual Report for 2019-2020, Transformation through Disruption, that it recommends th...

by Tyra Yah

Home Office Expenses and COVID-19

With almost all businesses adopting a work-from-home policy during the COVID-19 pandemic, employees and independent contractors may be wondering if th...

by Tyra Yah

Offshore Corporations and the Voluntary Disclosures Program

With increasing globalization, it is common for many Canadian residents to be involved with business corporations and companies, both small and large,...