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Tax Planning is More Than Minimizing Taxes for the Current Year

As the tax advisor for successful businesses in Vancouver, I have my share of owners who spend money as fast as they make it. For these spendthrifts, tax planning essentially boils down to cash management. And I have another group of successful business owners who are obsessed with paying little tax as possible come April 30. As I explain to the

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Salary or Dividend? Shareholder Remuneration Revisited 2021

Recently, I decided to crunch some tax numbers for shareholders of a CCPC who are hoping to increase their take home pay in order to get into the BC real estate market.  Canadian taxpayers know that the tax rates in recent years have crept up.  What is commonly less known is that the tax rules and rates pertaining to dividends

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Canadian Tax Issues 2021 and Beyond

The BC economy is reopening slowly. We need to start planning for the “normal” time again as the physical threats brought about by the pandemic subside.  Which means, bc tax planning will move up in importance in the very near future. With all the government assistance and money printing that went on during the heart of the pandemic, taxpayers who

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