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Tax Bytes: Week of June 30, 2025

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Welcome to this week’s edition of Tax Bytes. Our team of tax lawyers is actively monitoring for federal and international tax developments and issues of note. Each week we pull together the items we deem most important to...more

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Z.A.S v. T.S., Support Payments and the Treatment of Corporate Income

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In Z.A.S. v. T.S., 2024 BCSC 2205, the British Columbia Supreme Court (BCSC) provided a detailed analysis of the factors and financial intricacies involved in calculating income for purposes of spousal and child support...more

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Canada's Federal Election 2025 — A Tale of Two Tax Policies

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With the Canadian federal election just under two weeks away, the two major parties leading the current polls, the Liberals (led by Mark Carney) and the Conservatives (led by Pierre Poilievre), have yet to formally release...more

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Budget 2025-2026 du Québec : Points saillants en matière de fiscalité

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Le 25 mars 2025, le ministre des Finances du Québec, Eric Girard, a déposé le budget 2025-2026 du Québec (le « budget 2025-2026 »). Intitulé Pour un Québec fort, ce budget est axé sur des investissements ayant pour but...more

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Select Tax Highlights of the 2025-2026 Quebec Budget

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On March 25, 2025, Quebec’s Minister of Finance, Eric Girard, tabled Quebec’s 2025-2026 Budget. This year’s budget, titled For a Strong Québec, is focused on investments to help Quebecers build a strong economy and contains...more

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Turning Losses Into Gains: Private Equity Tax Strategies With Distressed Businesses

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Private equity (PE) firms play a critical role in revitalizing struggling businesses by providing, among other things, financial support and operational expertise. PE transactions are often driven by a combination of...more

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Bennett Jones Leading the Way in Employee Ownership Trusts

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Effective January 1, 2024, Canada introduced detailed rules into the Income Tax Act (Canada) to facilitate and encourage employee ownership of small and medium sized Canadian businesses through the creation of employee...more

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Selected US Tax Developments

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Canadians who emigrate to the United States or elsewhere face many decisions and considerations associated with departure, but careful tax planning should not be an afterthought. When an individual ceases to be resident in...more

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Tax Update: Proposed Increase to Capital Gains Inclusion Rate Deferred to 2026

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On January 31, 2025, the Minister of Finance (Canada) announced that the proposed increase in the capital gains inclusion rate from one-half to two-thirds, previously intended to be effective for dispositions occurring on or...more

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Prorogation of Parliament and the Proposed Capital Gains Inclusion Rate Increase

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On January 6, 2025, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation as prime minister and the prorogation of Parliament until March 24, 2025. At the federal level, prorogation is an act by the Governor General,...more

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De récentes modifications à la réglementation de l’impôt sur le revenu touchent les régimes de pension agréés canadiens

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Le Règlement modifiant le Règlement de l’impôt sur le revenu (modifications techniques) (le « Règlement ») a été publié dans la Gazette du Canada, Partie II, le 4 décembre 2024. Des ébauches du Règlement avaient été publiées...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Bruyea v. United States - Latest Foreign Tax Credit Case on the NIIT Sheds Important Light on Treaty Double Tax Articles

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Bruyea v. United States (Ct. Claims Dec. 5, 2024), is the latest in a series of cases concerning whether a U.S. double tax treaty, in this case Canada's, allows a foreign tax credit for Canadian income taxes against the 3.8%...more

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Canadian Registered Pension Plans Impacted by Recently Amended Income Tax Regulations

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Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations (Technical Amendments) (Regulations) were published in the Canada Gazette, Part II on December 4, 2024. Draft versions of the Regulations had previously been released on August...more

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CRA Relief and Proposed Amendments Mitigate Bare Trust Reporting Burden on Energy Companies

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On October 29, 2024, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) issued a release stating that it will not require bare trusts to file trust returns for the 2024 tax year, continuing the administrative exemption that was granted for the...more

Holland & Knight LLP

A Look at the Upcoming Trump Administration's Policy Priorities

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President-Elect Donald Trump is poised to expand upon policies he implemented during his first term in office, such as those emphasizing limited government, states' rights and lower taxes. Additionally, it is anticipated that...more

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Understanding Canada’s New Digital Services Tax

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Canada’s Digital Services Tax Act was enacted on June 20, 2024 and came into effect by Order in Council on June 28, 2024. The new legislation imposes a digital services tax of 3% on digital services revenue exceeding...more

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Canada’s Capital Gains Tax and the Exodus to the U.S.

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There may be a change coming to the way Canada taxes capital gains. While Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claims it will affect a minuscule percentage of Canadians, it has more than a minuscule percentage of Canadian taxpayers...more

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Taxe sur les reventes précipitées en Colombie-Britannique : Ce que les propriétaires immobiliers devraient savoir

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Lors de la plus récente session parlementaire (et la dernière avant les prochaines élections provinciales), le gouvernement de la Colombie-Britannique a démontré qu’il était toujours résolu à mettre en œuvre son plan intitulé...more

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B.C.’s Home “Flipping Tax”: What Property Owners Need to Know

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The recently concluded legislative session (and the last before the upcoming provincial election) saw continued efforts from the B.C. government to deliver on its “Homes for People” plan, which lays out various government...more

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Budget fédéral 2024 : Présentation de certaines mesures fiscales

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Le 16 avril 2024 (le « jour du Budget »), le gouvernement du Canada a présenté son budget fédéral de 2024 (le « Budget 2024 »). Bien que le principal élément du Budget 2024 soit une proposition visant à faire passer le taux...more

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2024 Federal Budget: Selected Tax Measures

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On April 16, 2024 (Budget Day), the Government of Canada released its 2024 federal budget (Budget 2024). While the biggest headline item in Budget 2024 is a proposal to increase the capital gains inclusion rate from one-half...more

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Incentivizing Employees: Avoiding a Salary Deferral Arrangement

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Incentivizing employees is a critical component of most business strategies. Employers may implement arrangements for deferred cash bonuses, often subject to the satisfaction of certain criteria. From a tax perspective, the...more

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Présentation de certaines mesures fiscales prévues dans le projet de loi C-59 du Canada

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Points saillants - Le 28 novembre 2023, le ministère des Finances (le « ministère ») a déposé un avis de motion de voies et moyens visant à mettre en œuvre la Loi d’exécution de l’énoncé économique de l’automne 2023, qui a...more

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Select Tax Measures in Canada’s Bill C-59

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Highlights - On November 28, 2023, the Department of Finance (Finance) tabled a Notice of Ways and Means Motion to implement the Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023, which subsequently received first reading...more

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Énoncé économique de l’automne de 2023 : Présentation de certaines mesures fiscales

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Le 21 novembre 2023, la ministre fédérale des Finances (la « ministre ») a publié l’Énoncé économique de l’automne de 2023 (l’« ÉÉA ») du Canada. L’ÉÉA porte principalement sur diverses mesures d’abordabilité à l’intention...more

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