

CRA Moving to Electronic Notices of Assessment in 2023
On February 18, 2022, the CRA announced that beginning in 2023, they intend on providing electronic Notice of Assessments and Reassessments for taxpay...

Allowable Business Investment Loss Claims
An allowable business investment loss (“ABIL”) is a special type of capital loss that is deductible against all sources of income. This is differe...

The New 15% Global Minimum Tax Rate for Corporations
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has released their long-awaited Pillar Two model rules on December 20, 2021, marking ...

CRA Review of Corporate Travel Expenses
The Canada Revenue Agency (the “CRA”) conducts regular reviews of corporate tax returns. As part of a new group project, the CRA is focusing on co...
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...

Canada’s Emergency Rent Subsidy
The Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (“CERS”) was introduced on November 19th, 2020. The CERS subsidizes commercial real estate expenses incurred by ...

What Happens to an RRSP Upon Death?
To put it rather simply, a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (“RRSP”), is a tool created by the Government of Canada designed to help individuals...

What Happens If I Over-Contribute To My TFSA?
The Tax Free Savings Account (“TFSA”) is a way for individuals who are 18 years of age or older, have a valid social insurance number, and are tax...

The New Canada Recovery Hiring Program
The Federal Government recently announced a new program to assist businesses that have been impacted financially by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Canada ...
