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The medical expense tax credit: COVID-19 tests and vaccines

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With the requirements for COVID-19 tests for entry into Canada and vaccines, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) was asked to comment on the availability of the medical expense tax credit (METC). Medical expenses which are eligible for the METC are limited to those described in our tax rules. If a particular expenditure is not described as an eligible medical expense, or if the conditions under which the expenditure would qualify….

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Canada Revenue Agency, Costs, Elder Care, Executors, Geriatric Care Management, Healthcare, Tax Issues, United States

The Finance Strikes Back

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As the story of Bill C-208 (intergenerational transfers) continues to evolve, I can’t help but make analogies to my favorite childhood trilogy.  The Star Wars trilogy was a dominating force in my childhood.  I lived and breathed the interesting stories produced by this vast universe created by George Lucas. In comparison to Star Wars, our vast tax universe also produces interesting stories. The latest story involves the private member’s bill,….

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Business Succession Planning, Tax Issues

Tax on principal residence? How to plan for a change of use

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No, the government did not eliminate or claw back the principal residence exemption in the 2021 Budget, as had been speculated. Yet, there is a circumstance in which a taxpayer could face an unexpected tax burden in respect of a principal residence: when there is a change in use of a property. AS an executor, the expectation of a tax-free receipt on the sale of what was the deceased’s home may….

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Canada Revenue Agency, Estate Planning, Executors, Property, Tax Issues

Company purification – don’t take the short-cut

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If a business is successful, it will eventually have excess cash retained in the company that is not necessary for the operations of the business.  Two options for this cash is to distribute the excess to the shareholder(s) as a dividend, but that would result in personal tax being paid by the shareholder on the dividend or the company can simply retain the excess cash and invest it in non-business-related….

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Tax Issues

Some Ins and Outs of RRSPs & RRIFs Transfers on Death

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Generally the RRSP or RRIF of a deceased can be transferred by specific bequest under the terms of the deceased’s will to a qualifying survivor tax-free. A qualifying survivor would be the deceased annuitant spouse or common-law partner or a financially dependent child or grandchild. When payments from a deceased annuitant’s RRSP are paid to the annuitant’s estate and a qualifying survivor is a beneficiary of  the estate, the deceased….

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Canada Revenue Agency, Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Executors, Investments, Property, RRSP, Tax Issues, Uncategorized, Wills

Business purpose, source of income, and sham gets a thorough review

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In a recent court case (Paletta Estate v. The Queen) the estate successfully appealed that it was entitled to $55 million in losses in the 2000 to 2006 taxation years generated through forward foreign exchange trading. The estate purchased straddled forward foreign exchange contracts – one long and one short. The taxpayer closed the loss leg of the straddle before the end of the year (realizing a loss in the….

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Canada Revenue Agency, Tax Issues
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