Taxation

Practice

Opinion: Donating to a registered charity is not wrongdoing

Canadian tax lawyer and accountant David J Rotfleisch on what a recent article by the IJF about the Asper Foundation gets wrong about Canadian charity law
Practice

Ontario accountants lead national coalition calling for tax reform

Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario joins five national, provincial organizations representing over 700,000 businesses, professionals across Canada
Practice

CRA is now auditing two years at once. Smaller practices should pay attention

The Canada Revenue Agency is organizing its audit work around patterns across years, writes Syed Saif Ali. The bottom line for practitioners is not alarm
Practice

British Columbia's PST on accounting services is paused, not repealed

Koby Smutylo of Smutylo Law+ presents five tips for BC accounting, bookkeeping firms to manage the temporary tax regulation on professional services
Business

BC’s local governments call for higher taxes for AI data centres

Higher property taxes are one of the ways municipal governments are trying to ensure their communities benefit from the boom in AI data centre development
Practice

Selling the family business to the kids: the tax rules now require the parent to leave

The statute conditions for intergenerational business transfers are strict, writes Koby Smutylo. Here are six things to settle before the tax memo is right
Business

Canada’s $1‑trillion investment push promises growth — but raises questions about who benefits

Productivity Mega Deduction: If the projected benefits do not materialize, budget deficits could increase, leaving taxpayers to ultimately foot the bill
Thought Leaders

Broad tax reform belongs at the centre of Canada’s growth agenda

An arm’s-length review could simplify the tax system, improve incentives to work and invest and strengthen Canada’s economic resilience, writes Glen Hodgson.
Business

Alberta: Kneehill council wants dialogue with minister over unpaid oil and gas taxes

Municipal councillors call government talks all smoke and mirrors, a never-ending battle over unpaid property taxes from Alberta’s oil and gas industry
Partner Posts

Navigating 2026 tax changes: Expert insights from CPA Ontario's Tax Immersion Program

CPA Ontario's Tax Immersion Program equips CPAs with the skills to thrive in an evolving Canadian tax landscape. A Q&A with CPAs Alex Garber & Haroon Khan
Practice

Selling a business to an employee ownership trust: the tax memo can be right and the deal can still fail

The $10-million capital gains exemption is permanent. Your client's control over the company it applies to ends the afternoon he signs, explains Koby Smutylo
Practice

The salary-dividend decision after the small business rate cut

In part two of his two-part series, Bashar Qawas of Better Books Canada delves deeper into the unevenness of small business rate cuts in Ontario and Quebec