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The Costly Consequences of Pretending To Be An Incorporated Consultant

BC corporations enjoy a 11% corporate tax rate on the first $500,000 of taxable income from active business due to the small business deduction (“SBD”). Most BC incorporated businesses qualify for this tax break. In fact, many businesses structure its business affairs in ways that can take full advantage of this favourable tax treatment. Consultants Who May Not Be CRA

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Taking More Remuneration from Your Corporation Can Be Good Tax Planning

In a prior post, I discussed why using up the lower personal tax brackets every year is good tax planning. In this post, I plan to further discuss the tax benefits of increasing shareholders remuneration from the CCPC. Tax Benefits of Increasing Shareholders Remuneration From The CCPC Since the current Liberal Government has come into power back in 2015, there

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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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