Jamie Golombek is Managing Director, Tax and Estate Planning at CIBC Private Wealth Management, where he works closely with advisors and clients from CIBC Private Wealth Management, Wood Gundy, Imperial Service and other CIBC partners to deliver integrated financial planning and strong advisory solutions. Jamie is quoted frequently in the national media as an expert on taxation.
(February 2007) Just over a year after the release of the Federal Court of Appeal’s now-infamous trio of decisions involving donation tax shelters, Nash, Tolley and Quinn (see Advisor’s Edge Report, “Gift Low No-No,” December 2005), the Canada Revenue Agency has attacked and won yet another case (McPherson v The Queen, 2006 TCC 648) involving […]
(February 2007) Just over a year after the release of the Federal Court of Appeal’s now-infamous trio of decisions involving donation tax shelters, Nash, Tolley and Quinn, the Canada Revenue Agency has attacked and won yet another case (McPherson v The Queen, 2006 TCC 648) involving a donation scheme with a 75% “kickback” feature. Grant […]
(January 2007) Can the Canada Revenue Agency’s discretion be held to task if it’s not exercised reasonably? That was the subject in a case (McNaught Pontiac Buick Cadillac Ltd. v. Canada, 2006 FC 1296) decided in October when a taxpayer asked for a judicial review of the CRA’s decision to deny his fairness request for […]
(October 2006) In my inaugural column nearly two years ago, I discussed a case in which an advisor was able to deduct the cost of hiring his wife as his assistant. A recent case, with somewhat different facts, should serve as additional ammunition should you come to blows with the Canada Revenue Agency over your […]
(September 2006) In last month’s column, we discussed the first of two Ontario Court of Appeal cases (Pecore v. Pecore, 2005 CanLII 31576 (ON C.A.)) involving joint accounts that will heading to the Supreme Court of Canada this December. This month we will be discussing Saylor v. Brooks, (2005 CanLII 39857 (ON C.A.)), which surprisingly […]
(July 2006) The Conservatives made good on their pre-election promise to encourage the donation of publicly traded securities (including mutual funds and segregated funds) to charity by completely eliminating the tax on any accrued capital gains arising from the disposition to charity. This change opens a huge window for you to broach the topic of […]
(July 2006) A recent tax case (Emmons v. The Queen, 2006 TCC 269) decided last month will be of particular interest to advisors as it deals with a broker’s ability — and inability — to deduct various work-related expenses from their employment income. Ronald Emmons is a financial advisor with BMO Nesbitt Burns in Saskatoon. […]
(May 2006) In 2005, the Old Age Security clawback, equal to 15 cents on the dollar, began at income over $60,806. That being said, there are very few seniors in Canada that have income that even approaches this level. If you examine the data, 95% of all eligible seniors receive their full OAS, while 98% […]
(May 2006) As clients clamour to finalize their tax returns by the end of the month, it may be a good time to remind them that just because they may be missing a slip or two, doesn’t mean they should avoid reporting the income on that slip on their tax returns. According to the Canada […]
(February 2006) With the 2006 RRSP season soon drawing to a close, it’s inevitable that one or two of your clients may have inadvertently got themselves into an RRSP over-contribution situation. The most common source of over-contributions arises from clients who have a group RRSP program in which their employer makes contributions on your clients’ […]