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US Expatriate Tax Planning - Part 1 - A Podcast with Janathan Allen
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AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business - U.S. Tax Considerations for Scaling Across Borders
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The United States recently passed tax legislation called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), a follow-up to the 2017 Trump tax cuts. While the bill is American, many Canadian families with cross-border ties, including...more
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
Welcome to February’s edition of the UK Tax Round Up. This month has seen a number of interesting decisions covering the unallowable purpose test in relation to cross border group relief tax losses, the application of the...more
In recent months, tariffs have become a significant concern for businesses importing goods, particularly in relation to trade agreements between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada, as well as with other countries. The U.S....more
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
The global tax enforcement landscape is progressing rapidly, driven by regulatory changes, increasing cross-border collaboration, and shifts in funding for key tax authorities. Businesses operating in multiple jurisdictions...more
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
Le gouvernement fédéral souhaite accorder un « congé de la TPS » cette saison. En effet, dans le cadre du projet de loi C-78, la Loi concernant un congé fiscal pour l’ensemble des Canadiens (le « projet de loi »), le...more
The federal government has created a new “GST holiday” this season. Through Bill C-78, the Tax Break for All Canadians Act, the federal government plans to enact, for the first time, a temporary goods and services tax and...more
New GST/HST Notice 339, published on October 25, 2024, provides that as of the first day of the fiscal year that begins on or after January 1, 2025, dentists will no longer be able to claim GST/HST input tax credits (“ITCs”)...more
Dans une décision rendue le 6 septembre 2024, la Cour du Québec (la « Cour »), sous la plume de l’honorable Daniel Bourgeois, a statué que la déduction pour créance irrécouvrable dans le calcul de la taxe nette et prévue à...more
Le gouvernement du Canada a présenté la tant attendue Loi sur la taxe sur les services numériques (la « Loi ») au Parlement le 30 novembre 2023 dans le cadre du projet de loi C-59. Dans nos Bulletins Blakes antérieurs...more
Canada’s long-anticipated Digital Services Tax Act (Act) was introduced into Parliament on November 30, 2023 as part of Bill C-59. While our previous Blakes Bulletin: 2023 August 4 Draft Legislation: Selected Tax Measures and...more
On November 21, 2023, the Government of Canada released its Fall Economic Statement (“2023 FES”) which includes certain sales and excise tax measures, including draft legislative proposals to implement long-awaited new...more
On November 21, 2023, the Government of Canada released its Fall Economic Statement. Among the measures included in the statement are improved tax incentives for Employee Ownership Trusts (“EOTs”)....more
This dispute arose when the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) reassessed President’s Choice Bank (“PCB”) for uncollected GST/HST on bundled supplies made to a major Canadian bank (the “Bank”) and denied the Bank’s rebate claims...more
On August 4, 2023, the Department of Finance released an updated version of the draft legislation that will incorporate the excessive interest and financing expense limitation rules (“EIFEL Rules”) into the Income Tax...more
Le 14 septembre 2023, le gouvernement fédéral a annoncé un allègement bienvenu qui touchera les propriétaires et les promoteurs d’immeubles d’habitation construits expressément pour la location, de logements pour étudiants et...more
On September 14, 2023, the federal government announced a welcome relief that will affect owners and developers of purpose-built rental buildings, student housing or seniors housing....more
On September 14, 2023, the Department of Finance Canada issued a news release (the “News Release”) regarding proposed legislation to be enacted in order to enhance the existing GST New Residential Rental Property (“NRRP”)...more
In July 2023, the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) released GST/HST Notice 325 (the “Notice”) with respect to services provided by certain insurance intermediaries. The Notice essentially makes official the 180-degree turn the...more
Le 4 août 2023, le ministère des Finances (le « ministère ») a publié de multiples propositions législatives et notes explicatives connexes (les « propositions du 4 août »). Ces propositions du 4 août comprennent des...more
On August 4, 2023, the Department of Finance of Canada released significant legislative proposals relating to the federal government’s proposed measures to grow Canada’s clean economy. The release includes the draft...more
On August 4, 2023, the Department of Finance (Finance) released a significant package of draft legislative proposals and related explanatory notes (August 4 Proposals). The August 4 Proposals include updated legislative...more
On June 27, 2023, the Tax Court of Canada (“TCC”) dismissed the appeal of a Schedule II bank (the “Bank”) regarding its entitlement to input tax credits (“ITCs”) for GST/HST payable on expenses incurred in connection with the...more