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Cryptocurrency Tax Accountants

CANADA REVENUE AGENCY’S NET WORTH AUDIT AND ASSESSMENT

Income tax audits can be daunting and costly for taxpayers. Anyone running a company, especially a cash-based one, might not realize the Canada Revenue Agency, or CRA, has various methods it can use to reassess taxpayers. Also, not all methods depend on examining the company’s records and books. If the CRA believes that a taxpayer’s […]

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CANADA REVENUE AGENCY (CRA) GST/HST COLLECTION CAPS

The Excise Tax Act offers the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and its tax collectors’ broad authority to recover tax obligations. Many taxpayers are surprised when their bank accounts are blocked, possessions confiscated, or paychecks garnished. However, there are precise and time-based constraints where the CRA can legally recover GST/HST tax obligation. Unlike most tax debts, […]

CRA Crypto Audit

SECTION 85 ROLLOVER EXPLAINED

Section 85 rollover allows a Canadian taxpayer to transfer eligible property, deferring the tax to a taxable Canadian corporation. This means a taxpayer can defer part or all of the tax consequences that typically arise on the transfer, depending on objectives. Section 85 rollover applies to the following situations (and more): Estate planning Sole proprietors […]

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When To File a Service Complaint –An Accountant’s Overview

Taxpayers being audited by the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA“) are not likely to describe the experience as pleasant. After all, the CRA’s main goal during an audit is to uncover errors with the taxpayer’s filings, which would result in the taxpayer owing money. This type of scrutiny, despite being a normal part of a country’s […]

Deducting Home Office Expenses

Deducting Home Office Expenses – Employment Expenses

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) recently released comprehensive information on a new simplified process for deducting home office expenses for 2020 and 2021. For millions of Canadians, this is the first year in which they are eligible to deduct certain expenses related to working from home on their taxes. It will also be the first […]

Four Tax Strategies

Personal Real Estate Corporations (PRECs) – Four Tax Strategies

Ontario real estate professionals can now incorporate, thanks to the passing of Bill 145 this past March and legislation passing on October 1, 2020. First—and likely most important—is to understand the tax benefits of incorporation. Of course, once you withdraw funds from a PREC, that money is subject to your personal tax rate. Fortunately, with […]

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Personal Real Estate Corporations (PRECs) in Ontario

Being a realtor in Ontario means many things. You are selling in one of the most fast-paced and lucrative realty markets in North America! You are selling in an economic climate that has exceeded any predictions and is growing. As is the case with many of your colleagues, you are inundated with data, paper, and […]

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Principal Residence Exemption from Canadian Capital Gains Tax

A taxpayer who sells his or her “principle residence”, which is defined in the ITA, becomes liable for paying tax on the capital gains. However, the Income Tax Act (“ITA”) allows the taxpayer to claim an exemption, thereby avoiding the payment of tax on the sale of the “principle residence”. “Principle residence” generally includes: A […]