Rockcliffe Park: residency, trusts and property in more than one country
In Rockcliffe Park the hard tax questions are residency, trusts and assets abroad. Where you are taxed, and on what, is rarely as simple as your address.
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Canadian tax, crypto, and accounting insights. Page 4.
Long-form guides on CRA compliance, digital assets, and corporate strategy, written for Canadian individuals and business owners.
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Sandy Hill: students on one side of the lease, landlords on the other
Sandy Hill is uOttawa students renting and the landlords renting to them. Two sides of one lease, each with a tax return the other never sees.
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Tax for Stittsville's Trades, Subcontractors and Home-Run Businesses
Stittsville trades and subcontractors run real businesses from a truck and a garage. Here is how GST/HST, vehicle costs and the T5018 actually work.
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The Glebe: independent retail and restaurants on Bank Street
Bank Street in the Glebe runs on independent shops and restaurants. The tax that decides whether they clear a good year is inventory, HST and payroll.
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Vanier: a first Canadian tax return, and a business run by the family
A first Canadian return in Vanier means credits nobody mentions, and a family-run shop means paying relatives wages the CRA will actually accept.
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Tax work for Westboro's condo owners, independent shops and self-employed professionals
Westboro packs condo owners, Wellington West shopkeepers and self-employed pros onto a few blocks. Each files a different return with its own traps.
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Crypto Custody Models: Exchange, Qualified Custodian, Self-Custody
Exchange, qualified custodian or your own keys. A counterparty-risk and internal-control read on where a Canadian business should hold crypto.
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What the CRA Actually Allows as a Business Expense in Canada
A business expense must be incurred to earn income and be reasonable. Khaled Hawari on the tests, the partial deductions and the ones always denied.
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Shareholder Loans in Canada: The Rule That Turns a Withdrawal Into Income
A shareholder loan left outstanding too long becomes personal income. Khaled Hawari on the one-year rule, deemed interest and how to unwind one.
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Capital Cost Allowance in Canada: How Business Assets Are Actually Deducted
Capital cost allowance spreads an asset's cost across years instead of deducting it at once. Khaled Hawari on classes, the half-year rule and recapture.
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When a Client Will Not Pay: The Ontario Escalation Ladder
Demand letter, Small Claims, Superior Court, lien or arbitration. What each rung of the Ontario ladder costs, and why winning is not collecting.
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Ontario Banned Non-Competes: What Still Protects the Business
Ontario prohibited employment non-competes in 2021, with two narrow exceptions. What survives, what never worked anyway, and what to fix instead.
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