Canadian Tax Podcast 028: Rental Suites, US LLC, Capital Gains.

Canadian Tax Podcast for the week of December 14, 2021. This week we cover:

  • CRA website down (again);
  • US Electric Vehicle subsidy drama;
  • CEWS audits resume;
  • Moneysense tax tips released;
  • Expense vs. Capital improvements for rental suite;
  • US LLC troubles;
  • Capital gain vs business income on investment trades;

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Canadian Tax Podcast 026: Medical dues; Non-capital losses; Add spouse to title;

Canadian Tax Podcast for the week of November 30, 2021. This week we cover:

  • Bill C-2;
  • Remote Work;
  • CRA’s Cryptocurrency guide;
  • Digital Service Tax;
  • Deducting medical dues from multiple Provinces;
  • Application of non-capital losses;
  • Adding a spouse to house title;

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Canadian Tax Podcast 025: Royalties, Home Office, and Expense reimbursements

Canadian Tax Podcast for the week of 23 November 2021. This week we cover:

  • US electric vehicle subsidy;
  • GST filing extension for the E-Commerce Framework (AKA: Netflix Tax reporting);
  • 2022 TFSA limits announced;
  • Transferring intangibles from proprietorship to corp;
  • Home office: part-time vs full-time use of space;
  • Informal expense reimbursements;

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Canadian Tax Podcast 014: TFSA; US Contractor; Inter-corporate Loans;

Canadian Tax Podcast for the week of June 14th, 2021. This week we cover:

  • The ProPublica tax leak;
  • CRA releases details on new tax scam;
  • More detail on G7 worldwide corporate tax proposal;
  • Bill C-208;
  • What to do with a TFSA if you move to the US;
  • Canadian resident doing contract work for US client;
  • Inter-corporate loans;

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Canadian Tax Podcast 013: Contractor vs Employee; US Real Estate; T1135

Canadian Tax Podcast for the week of 07 June 2021. This week we cover:

  • TI 2020-086579 CEWS/Shareholder problem;
  • CRA is “outgunned”
  • CRA decreases volume of public company audits;
  • G7 agrees to global minimum tax;
  • Listener question: Taking a contract job vs staying employee;
  • Listener question: Sale of US real estate;
  • Listener question: T1135 and cost basis to use;

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Canadian Tax Podcast 012: PSB’s, W-8BEN-E, and Dual US/CAN Citizen.

Canadian Tax Podcast for the week of May 10th, 2021. This week we cover:

  • No post-tax season filing extensions;
  • Represent A Client broke;
  • Covid benefits tied to 2020 T1 filing;
  • Personal Services Business (PSB) myths;
  • Contractors: How to fill out the W8-BEN-E form;
  • Dual Citzen (US/CAN) filings;

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Federal Budget 2021 – Commentary and Analysis

The 2021 Federal budget was released yesterday (April 19th), for the first time in over two years. Here are some highlights:

Personal Measures

  • The Canada Recovery Benefit and related programs will be extended.
  • Individuals will have the option to claim a deduction in respect of the repayment of a COVID-19 benefit amount for the year when the benefit was received.
  • Access to the disability tax credit will be broadened.

Business Measures

  • The Canada Emergency Wage and Rent Subsidies (CEWS and CERS) will be extended.
  • The Canada Recovery Hiring Program was introduced.
  • The ability to immediately expense 100% of many capital asset purchases was introduced.
  • The corporate tax rate on zero-emission technology manufacturing will be halved.
  • The disclosure requirements for aggressive tax planning and filing positions will be expanded.

International Measures

  • A 1% tax on the value of vacant or underused real estate owned by non-residents will be implemented.

Sales and Excise Tax

  • Access to the GST/HST New Housing Rebate will be broadened for co-owners.
  • A new tax of up to 10% will apply to the purchase of luxury vehicles, aircraft, or boats.

Electronic Filing, Payments and Certification

  • Some CRA communications will be undertaken electronically without the taxpayer’s authorization.
  • Certain levels of payments will be required to be made electronically.

Previously Announced

  • Intention to proceed with a number of previously announced measures, such as the accelerated CCA changes for zero-emission vehicles, and expanded disclosure requirements for trusts.

For a full summary, keep reading below.

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Canadian Tax Podcast 008: Incentive payments; Climate Action Incentive; US Double Tax;

Canadian Tax Podcast for the week of April 19, 2021. This week we cover:

  • Revenue Quebec filing extension;
  • Federal Budget Day;
  • CRA Filing deadline unchanged;
  • CPA Canada PACT guide;
  • What to do with an incentive reimbursement or credit card cash back payment;
  • Mechanics of the Climate Action Incentive;
  • Double-tax on US-source income;

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