Tax

Estate planning articles to share with clients

As loved ones gather for the holidays, some clients no doubt ponder who will remain in the will—and who gets cut out. Whether your clients are in the 1% or the 99, they’ll want to do their best by their future heirs and they’ll look to you for guidance on education about their options. As […]

By Staff |January 22, 2013

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Tax filing reform to save businesses $1.2 million

New red-tape relief for Canadian companies has been announced.

By Staff |January 22, 2013

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B.C. man sentenced for tax fraud

The Canada Revenue Agency has announced that Kamloops resident Gary William Mechar was sentenced on January 14, 2013 to four years imprisonment and ordered to pay $276,655 in restitution to two financial institutions.

By Staff |January 21, 2013

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Offshore tax evasion in Treasury, IRS crosshairs

The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) today issued comprehensive final regulations implementing the information reporting and withholding tax provisions commonly known as the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). Enacted by Congress in 2010, these provisions target non-compliance by U.S. taxpayers using foreign accounts.

By Staff |January 18, 2013

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