This quote from Sir Humphrey Appleby, the fictional Permanent Secretary and then Cabinet Secretary in the British series Yes Minister and...

Two weeks ago there was much excitement over a private member’s bill to make it reasonable for small business owners to keep their...

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...

This afternoon, the Liberal Government tabled its first Budget since March 19th, 2019. This will be the first Budget for the new Finance...

THAT’S TROUBLE WITH A CAPITAL “T” AND THAT RHYMES WITH “P” AND THAT STANDS FOR “PASSIVE INVESTMENT INCOME" Anyone in business has heard...

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...

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...

Much time and effort in recent years has been devoted to avoiding the need for probate. Probate is a court process whereby the Court...

First, the good news Many of you have read my numerous articles over the years concerning income splitting using low interest prescribed...

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...

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...

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

Finally, with a month to go before the election, the Conservative Party is showing some of their tax policy plans.

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...

This afternoon, Finance Minister Bill Morneau, tabled his last Federal Budget before the October 2019 election (and, hopefully, his last...

ROD SERLING, introduction,The Twilight Zone (season 2) For those of us who have been in the tax community for any significant amount of...

Exactly one year ago today, the Trudeau Government launched its attack on small business, all while claiming to be acting to support the...

I haven’t been posting with my normal regularity. In fact, I haven’t posted since the end of March. After the rush of activity starting...

Many of you have been reading my newsletters for years and have read many postings from me about family income splitting using low rate...

This afternoon, Finance Minister Morneau tabled his third Budget. After taking on the small business community and tax professionals...