A record quarter for Canaccord's Canadian business as it pursues advisor recruitment strategy
What you need to know
Expect a flurry of tax planning ahead
Ottawa’s changes to the private corporation and small business tax rules have made the new regime so complex that it’s almost unworkable, tax experts said at a conference panel Monday. Speaking at the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners’ annual conference in Toronto, panelists said rules around associated corporations, arm’s-length individuals and various carveouts make […]
But businesses face headwinds of revenue expansion and financing.
It's not actually that advantageous to hold investments inside a corporation.
Your business owner clients may think of themselves as middle class, but according to the Trudeau government, they aren’t. In its 2017 federal budget, “Building the Middle Class,” the government reveals it will be reviewing how private corporations create unfair advantages for “high-income individuals.” Read: Liberals reviewing private corporations, high-income tax strategies And what exactly […]
Clients should stay away from wielding influence over businesses they don’t want associated with their own corporations for tax reasons.
Investors get more choice, and small business gets funding, a report argues.
What that means for clients