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Whitepaper: Expanding your business into Canada
Your business has decided to enter the Canadian market. Congratulations, this is an important step forward! However, launching in Canada is not without its risks and complications.
Nov 5, 2019
Publications-Whitepaper: Expanding your business into Canada
Business advisory services Audit and accounting Private enterprise Tax advisory
The opportunities and pitfalls of farmland ownership
As advisors, we are often asked whether farmland should be held in a corporation or personally. The question arises often in the context of incorporating farming operations. Previous Farm Alerts discussed the merits of incorporating as a way of reducing taxes due to low corporate tax rates and deferral of personal income. It is important to consider the tax impact of current and future transactions involving the farmland to become comfortable in that decision.
John Bujold Oct 31, 2019
Green farm land with varying grass lengths creating an interesting organic pattern.
Business advisory services Private enterprise
The focus challenge – part 1: your practice
This is the first article in a three-part series originally published at <a href="https://www.edge.ai/" target="_blank">edge.ai</a> and <a href="https://www.gerryriskin.com/" target="_blank">gerryriskin.com</a>.
Oct 28, 2019
Birdseye view of a dense, green forest.
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As company crises make headlines, response plans take priority
In August 2019, Equinox Fitness, the parent company of luxury fitness brands Equinox, PURE Yoga, Blink Fitness and SoulCycle, <a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/juliareinstein/equinox-soulcycle-stephen-ross-boycott-backlash-trump" target="_blank">made headlines</a> when it was reported that the company’s chairman and part-owner was holding a fundraiser for President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign.
Oct 28, 2019
Birdseye view of a dense, green forest.
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The new legal economy
For several years now, I have been talking about the concept of a “legal market.” When I first began using the term, it wasn’t in wide circulation — when discussing big-picture issues that affected everyone in the law, lawyers tended to talk about the “legal profession,” which neatly excluded everyone who wasn’t a lawyer.
Oct 28, 2019
Birdseye view of a dense, green forest.
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You’ve been hacked: now what?
This is the third article in a three-part series on cybersecurity for law firms and small businesses.
Blair Brown Oct 28, 2019
Birdseye view of a dense, green forest.
Business advisory services Audit and accounting Private enterprise Tax advisory
Charitable donations made by your corporation
As most taxpayers know, there are significant tax savings with respect to qualifying charitable donations available for amounts paid to a qualified donee. Qualified donees are organizations that can issue donation receipts, and a list of these organizations is maintained by the Canada Revenue Agency
Oct 22, 2019
Dark stormy waters with a big whitecap.
Dispute, mediation and conflict resolution
Trustee's personal liability - It could go on for years!
Take the case of Estate of Ronald Alfred Craymer v. Hayward et al, 2019 ONSC 4600. The Craymers were married in the 1980’s. It was a second marriage for Mrs. Craymer and a fourth marriage for Mr. Craymer. 
Steven Frye Oct 22, 2019
Publications-All about estates
Transaction services Private enterprise Cybersecurity solutions
Fear and loathing in lost funds
 As the blockchain space continues to evolve towards mainstream adoption, the complexity of issues associated with blockchain-based technologies continues to grow. Given the vast number of uses for blockchain technology and the likelihood that it will continue integrating into the world around us, it is important to understand the nature of decentralized technology and its basis of operations.
Aug 22, 2019
On the mark
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Canadian taxation of employee stock options: the winds of change
As promised in the 2019 Federal Budget, draft legislation restricting the preferential treatment afforded to employee stock option plans was released on June 17, 2019. Currently, the preferential treatment, which is provided to all corporations, is a 50 per cent reduction in the taxable benefit to the stock option holder, provided specific criteria are met. 
Aug 14, 2019
Dark stormy waters with a big whitecap.
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Penalties and the Tax-Free Savings Account
Are you the recipient of a Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) from a deceased spouse or common-law partner? You should be aware that there may be forms to complete and timelines to be aware of. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has been assessing penalties on over-contributions and exempt contributions made by survivors of deceased TFSA holders.
Jul 31, 2019
Dark stormy waters with a big whitecap.
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