Tag Archives: CANADIAN ACCOUNTING & TAX BLOGS

New rules aimed at providing more transparency on beneficial ownership of assets now require that more trusts (and estates) file tax returns. These changes will catch many individuals and businesses that may not be aware of their trust-like relationships, exposing them to potential penalties and other consequences for non-compliance. The rules become effective in 2023, […]

During the pandemic, many employers offered their employees the option of working from home. Some employees have always worked from home. Whichever situation fits you, there are some things that you need to know. In order to claim any work from home expenses, the employer needs to provide the employee with a T2200, Declaration of […]

Toronto residential property owners, including corporations, partnerships and trusts, must submit a declaration of their property’s occupancy status for 2022 and pay any tax assessed on the property in 2023. What is it? The City of Toronto has implemented a Vacant Home Tax on all vacant residential properties for the 2022 taxation year.  The goal […]

Tax installments are issued when a taxpayer owes $3,000 or more and the taxpayer’s net tax owing is $3,000 or more in any of the previous tax years. Installments are required to be paid in quarterly installments and general occur on or before March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15. While this is […]

You’ve completed your tax return and you received your Notice of Assessment, and you owe money to the CRA. There have been some common questions and misconceptions when it comes to owing money to the government.  Here are few: Ignoring it will NOT make it go away. CRA debt is due immediately. Just like anything […]

HST is the combination of the Provincial Sales Tax (P.S.T) and Government Sales Tax (GST). For Ontario, it is the combination of 7% and 6% to make the HST rate for Ontario 13%. Depending on which province you live in, the sales tax rate may vary. Some provinces only charge GST and some have a […]

Shareholders can withdraw funds from their corporations by way of salary, dividends, returns of capital and management fees. They may also do so as an independent contractor should they qualify. This is called a Shareholder Loan. There are many provisions in the Income Tax Act to prevent shareholders abusing this. If a withdraw is made […]

Principal Residence When you dispose of a property that has been your principal residence for X amount of years, you will need to report the disposition to the CRA when you file your income tax. The good news is that the Government of Canada allows the taxpayer to be exempt from paying any capital gains […]

The simple definition of a real estate assignment is that contractual rights to a piece of property are assigned from one party to another. This means that before the legal ownership of a property is transferred, the buyer would purchase the rights from the seller and builder. The tax implications are whether to claim the […]