Taxation

Tax News

Top tax tips for clients: Golombek

A collection of tax expert Jamie Golombek's top tips.

November 4, 2013

2 min read

Industry

Don’t be afraid of dividend tax rules

Dividend tax rules have changed recently and BMO Nesbitt Burns offers a useful refresher on some of the more important points to keep in mind.

By Staff |October 31, 2013

1 min read

Tax News

Maximize benefits of RESPs and RDSPs

People aren’t taking full advantage of registered accounts.

By Dean DiSpalatro |October 29, 2013

2 min read

Estate Planning

5 tips to help cross-border clients

U.S. citizens living in Canada and Canadians who own property in the U.S. can’t have standard investment portfolios.

By Jacqueline Louie |October 22, 2013

2 min read

Economic Indicators

Blame high taxes when your favourite NHL team loses

High taxes make Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal three of the least financially-attractive destinations for NHL players, finds a new paper by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.

By Staff |September 27, 2013

2 min read

Economic Indicators

France’s tax on rich off the table

French President François Holland is backing away from his election promise to impose a hefty tax on the rich, reports the Financial Times.

By Staff |September 19, 2013

1 min read

Industry

FATCA causes global banks to shun U.S. customers

There’s one thing the U.S. might’ve overlooked when it introduced the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) — that global banks may not want to deal with it. As a result of the new tax law, which requires businesses to report all assets held by Americans, banks worldwide are turning away their American customers, reports […]

September 17, 2013

1 min read

Life

Tax problems with cross-border life insurance

When Patricia was six, her parents’ Californian advisor suggested they buy basic whole life insurance for Patricia and her two siblings under the umbrella of one of their own policies. When she left for Harvard at 18, her parents transferred the policy to her name.

By Dean DiSpalatro |August 7, 2013

4 min read