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In a prior blog post, I said that solicitor client privilege remains strong in Canada.

For those of you who know me, you'll know that I'm not shy about expressing my views.

By now most Canadians are aware that the 2017 U.S. tax reform bill increased the estate tax basic exclusion amount under IRC 2010(c)(3) from US $5m (US $5.49m for 2017) to US $10m ...

On February 6, 2014, the CRA issued its final warning, in the form of GST/HST Notice No. 284, to joint ventures that use bare trust nominees to file GST/HST returns on their behalf.

In our renunciation blogs and webinars, we outline why American expats decide to renounce their US citizenship. The top reasons include the following...

Undoubtedly, you have been affected by the COVID-19 crisis. There have been tremendous changes in a short period of time.

My Grandmother always told me to avoid liquor and "doobies". Was she wrong?

This disparity became even more pronounced when adult use of cannabis became legal across Canada on October 17, 2018.

For anyone paying even moderate attention to the news over the past few years, it will come as no surprise that the Trump administration's views on immigration have had a significant impact...

RRSPs are an extremely popular investment vehicle for Canadians.

As many of you know, our firm has been very active in the "FATCA" space.

Under prior law, the filing deadline for US corporations (that is, corporations subject to the US corporate income tax), was the fifteenth day of the third month following the end of the taxable year.

A recent Tax Court of Canada ("TCC") decision in Brosamler Estate v. R., released on June 12, 2012, considered the issue of whether certain amounts so incurred could be added to the adjusted cost base ("ACB") of the capital property held by the taxpayer.

For tax geeks like me, the OECD’s BEPS project has been fascinating to watch and participate in the debate.

The next calendar year will likely see many tax changes in Canada and the United States.

The Canadian federal government recently introduced Bill C-86, Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2 (Bill C-86) (the "Bill").

In Canada, the tax advisory profession is dominated by the accounting and legal professions. Much of what the two professions do is the same, however, there are also distinct differences.