PodcastEpisode 017 – Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS) (Podcast)Kim G C Moody and Kenneth Keung discuss the latest federal government subsidy, the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy...CanadaGovernment, Public SectorMoodys Private Client Law LLP
ArticleSpecial Changes To Canadian Immigration Policies In Light Of COVID-19Cross-border immigration is being impacted and the situation at the border is changing rapidly.CanadaImmigrationMoodys Private Client Law LLP
ArticleUpdate To: Newest Presidential Proclamation Limiting Immigration To The United StatesAs an update to our blog on June 22, 2020, we have now received confirmation from US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) headquarters, consistent with our earlier interpretation of the President...CanadaImmigrationMoodys Private Client Law LLP
PodcastEpisode 034 – Canada Revenue Agency Audits Of COVID-Era Supports (Podcast)In our firm's latest podcast, Kenneth Keung and Kim G C Moody briefly discuss Canadian COVID era supports and the fact that the Canada Revenue Agency are auditing some of the support claims.CanadaTaxMoodys Private Client Law LLP
PodcastEpisode 30 – A Summary Of Recent Tax Policy Changes With Canadian Residential Real Estate (Podcast)In our latest episode of TaxBreaks, Kenneth Keung and Kim G C Moody discuss Canadian tax considerations – including recent policy changes – with respect to Canadian residential real estate.CanadaTaxMoodys Private Client Law LLP
ArticleAndrew Scheer Reveals He's In The Process Of Renouncing US CitizenshipConservative leader Andrew Scheer has revealed that he is a dual citizen of Canada and the United States and is in the process of renouncing his US citizenship. CanadaImmigrationMoodys Private Client Law LLP
ArticleMoodys Tax Advisors Present At Canadian Tax Foundation Prairie Provinces Tax ConferenceThe Canada Revenue Agency has been auditing taxpayers who have attempted to shift the taxation of their income away from their "home" province to a lower tax rate province. CanadaTaxMoodys Private Client Law LLP
ArticleCanada’s FATCA Legislation Jeopardizes IGAOn February 5, 2014 Canada and the U.S. executed a model 1 intergovernmental agreement ("IGA"), which relieved Canadian financial institutions from many of the onerous obligations under FATCA.CanadaTaxMoodys Private Client Law LLP
ArticleTax Content In The Speech From The Throne, Sept. 2020On September 23, 2020, the Governor General of Canada opened the second session of the 43rd parliament of Canada with the speech from the throne.CanadaTaxMoodys Private Client Law LLP
ArticleSubmission Made To The Alberta Government Proposing Amendments To The Judicature Act To Improve The Ability To Correct Bona Fide MistakesThe Supreme Court of Canada's 2016 and 2022 decisions in the Fairmont Hotels and Collins Family Trust cases respectively have substantially reduced the availability to residents of...CanadaTaxMoodys Private Client Law LLP
PodcastEpisode 033 – Tax Considerations For Foreigners Buying Canadian Real Estate (Podcast)In our firm's latest podcast, Kenneth Keung and Kim G C Moody discuss tax issues that need to be considered when non-residents of Canada...CanadaTaxMoodys Private Client Law LLP
VideoWebinar: Understanding US Citizenship Renunciation: What Lawyers Need To Know To Optimize Client AdvocacyThis webinar will outline the US citizenship renunciation process and help you understand what information you need to gather from every existing, new, or prospective client before it's too late.WorldwideImmigrationMoodys Private Client Law LLP
ArticleOur Firm's Correspondence To The Minister Of Finance: Round 2Ever since the release of the July 18, 2017 private corporation tax proposals by the Canadian government, our firm has been very active in studying the proposals and informing the public of the consequences...CanadaTaxMoodys Private Client Law LLP
ArticleUpdate On New Canadian Trust Taxation Legislation – Subsection 104(13.4)Almost a year ago, I wrote about a piece of draft legislation – subsection 104(13.4) – that was introduced as part of the proposals to eliminate graduated rate taxation for Canadian resident testamentary trusts. CanadaTaxMoodys Private Client Law LLP
PodcastEpisode 021 – The Saga Of Bill C-208 Continues (Podcast)Our firm's July 5, 2021 podcast described the saga of Bill C-208 (a Canadian private members bill that provides for inter-generational transfers of certain shares of Canadian-controlled private corporations)...CanadaTaxMoodys Private Client Law LLP
ArticleRumour Has It: Canada May Relax Quarantine Requirements For Vaccinated TravellersHave you heard the rumours? According to reports in several media outlets, Prime Minister Trudeau is preparing to loosen quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated travellers.CanadaCoronavirus (COVID-19)Moodys Private Client Law LLP
ArticleChanges To The Canadian Principal Residence Exemption – Part TwoOur firm's earlier blog and podcast on possible changes to the Canadian principal residence exemption generated a lot of feedback and discussion.CanadaTaxMoodys Private Client Law LLP
ArticleUS Immigration In The Courts: A Big Win For EB-5 Regional Centers And InvestorsIn what is likely one of the least controversial court decisions in the news lately, on June 24, 2022, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in Behring Regional Center LLC v. Mayorkas ordered...United StatesImmigrationMoodys Private Client Law LLP
ArticleMeeting Your US Filing Obligations In 6 Steps:Are you a US citizen living abroad? Did you know that the US taxes on both citizenship and residency? If you're a US citizen, you are required to file yearly tax returns with the IRS – even if you don't live on US soil.CanadaTaxMoodys Private Client Law LLP
PodcastEpisode 029 – The Supreme Court Of Canada's Decision Of Deans Knight: Decoding The Tax Implications (Podcast)Join us for a listen as Kenneth Keung, Aasim Hirji and Kim G C Moody have a spirited and wide ranging discussion about the implications of Deans Knight.CanadaTaxMoodys Private Client Law LLP