T'IS THE SEASON
Another tax year has flown by, and it is time to consider some year-end tax planning. The good news is that the Government has not raised...
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Charles Rotenberg
- Nov 4, 2022
- 4 min
MEMO
This afternoon, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled the Fall Economic and Fiscal Statement. Although there have been times that the...
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Charles Rotenberg
- May 20, 2022
- 2 min
YES, YOU CAN STILL SPLIT INCOME
Many of you have been reading my newsletters for years and have read many postings from me about family income splitting using low rate...
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Charles Rotenberg
- Dec 22, 2021
- 5 min
T'IS THE (TAX PLANNING) SEASON
Just as the days and weeks seem to have flown by since the lockdowns started in March 2020, another tax year has flown by as well, and it...
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Charles Rotenberg
- Nov 9, 2021
- 4 min
PLUS ÇA CHANGE, PLUS C'EST LA MEME CHOSE
This is really just an update to a newsletter that I sent out in May, 2020. The Good News Many of you have read my numerous articles over...
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Charles Rotenberg
- Jul 21, 2021
- 3 min
CLARIFICATION IS NOT TO CLARIFY THINGS - IT IS TO PUT ONESELF IN THE CLEAR
This quote from Sir Humphrey Appleby, the fictional Permanent Secretary and then Cabinet Secretary in the British series Yes Minister and...
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Charles Rotenberg
- Jul 9, 2021
- 2 min
TRUDEAU STICKS IT TO THE MIDDLE CLASS YET AGAIN
Two weeks ago there was much excitement over a private member’s bill to make it reasonable for small business owners to keep their...
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Charles Rotenberg
- Jun 29, 2021
- 4 min
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY MESSRS. TRUDEAU AND MORNEAU
It isn’t a true anniversary, but close enough. On July 17th, 2017,a day that will go down in infamy, Morneau and Trudeau began their...
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Charles Rotenberg
- Apr 19, 2021
- 7 min
FEDERAL BUDGET 2021
This afternoon, the Liberal Government tabled its first Budget since March 19th, 2019. This will be the first Budget for the new Finance...
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Charles Rotenberg
- Mar 23, 2021
- 4 min
TROUBLE, OH WE GOT TROUBLE...
THAT’S TROUBLE WITH A CAPITAL “T” AND THAT RHYMES WITH “P” AND THAT STANDS FOR “PASSIVE INVESTMENT INCOME" Anyone in business has heard...
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Charles Rotenberg
- Nov 18, 2020
- 5 min
‘TIS THE SEASON
Just as the days and weeks seem to have flown by since the lockdowns started in March, the year has flown by as well, and it is time to...
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Charles Rotenberg
- Jun 18, 2020
- 8 min
THE WILL AND TAX PLANNING
The Will is the most common and most important document in the estate planning process. Without a Will, the assets in one's estate will...
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Charles Rotenberg
- Jun 18, 2020
- 5 min
ALTER EGO AND JOINT PARTNER TRUSTS SOLVE PROBATE AND OTHER PLANNING PROBLEMS
Much time and effort in recent years has been devoted to avoiding the need for probate. Probate is a court process whereby the Court...
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Charles Rotenberg
- May 12, 2020
- 2 min
I HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS, AND I HAVE SOME (POTENTIALLY) BAD NEWS
First, the good news Many of you have read my numerous articles over the years concerning income splitting using low interest prescribed...
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Charles Rotenberg
- Apr 20, 2020
- 5 min
Trust Basics
What is a Trust A Trust is not, strictly speaking, a separate legal and tax entity. A Trust is a relationship among 3 parties - the...
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Charles Rotenberg
- Apr 20, 2020
- 7 min
ESTATE FREEZING IN TRYING TIMES
One may not want to think about tax planning with all that is going on. However, unless you believe that things won’t eventually bounce...
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Charles Rotenberg
- Jan 18, 2020
- 3 min
YES, YOU CAN STILL SPLIT INCOME
Many of you have been reading my newsletters for years and have read many postings from me about family income splitting using low rate inte
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Charles Rotenberg
- Sep 26, 2019
- 4 min
CONSERVATIVE PARTY TAX POLICIES
Finally, with a month to go before the election, the Conservative Party is showing some of their tax policy plans.
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Charles Rotenberg
- Aug 13, 2019
- 2 min
TAXING MUNICIPAL SERVICES - APPARENTLY, YOU CAN FIGHT CITY HALL
Perhaps it is a measure of how desperate the Liberal Government is to raise money at all costs – there is no other logical explanation of...
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Charles Rotenberg
- Mar 20, 2019
- 9 min
THE BUDGET WILL NOT, APPARENTLY, BALANCE ITSELF
This afternoon, Finance Minister Bill Morneau, tabled his last Federal Budget before the October 2019 election (and, hopefully, his last...
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