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can I report my salary as an operating expense?

As a sole director of my corporation, can I report my salary as an operating expense and if I do so then do I have to report my salary amount as an income on my personal return even though I am not showing any profit on my corporate return?

Who can they trust?

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How do you account for coporate party where our clients are involved as well as all the employee within the company?

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Does IRS treat same way as CRA on Capital Gain Excemption on Primary Canadina resident property

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When should I submit to CRA the departure tax return as a non resident for tax purposes?

If I am leaving the country to settle in Costa Rica, and cut the ties with Canada to become a non resident for tax purposes, when should I submit the departure tax return to CRA? Thank you

Years to become Non resident

Due to uncertainty, one may become non-resident and return again. Is there a minimum number of years one must stay as non resident in order to claim it?

183-day rule in any 12 months

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183-day rule in 12 months

Is the 12-month starts from 1st Jan to 31st Dec? If so, stay from 1st Aug to following year 31st May still within 183-day rule in 12 months?

Non-tax resident of any country

I am a freelancer who considers abandoning Canada, severing all ties and travelling across the world. Can a person be a resident of no country? I have 3 citizenships, including Canadadian.

Holding company

Hi, When you hold a holding company, do you file a corporate tax return and financial statement annually too? Thank you so much for your advice about flowing money through my company to a holding company to buy a personal residence and I need to really consider the annual expenses of annual filings for a … Continue reading Holding company

Financial Statements and Corporate Tax Return

Hi, do you charge a separate fee to file a financial statement vs a corporate tax return for a small business? It’s a professional corporation, with minimal overhead (office in house and minimal expenses). I’m currently getting charged around 50 percent more to file my financial statements from an accountant than to file a corporate … Continue reading Financial Statements and Corporate Tax Return

Tax implications when converting real estate from joint to sole ownership

About 14 years ago we helped our daughter to purchase a house. The house is registered on our 3 names in equal parts. My daughter lived (and still lives) in the house all these years and it’s her principal residence. No part of the house was never rented or otherwise generating any income. Now we … Continue reading Tax implications when converting real estate from joint to sole ownership

The best Tax Structure for two partners owing 3 rental properties

Hi Allan, Thank you so much for all the useful information posted on your website and on youtube, your videos are concise and very informative. I have purchased real estate (3 pre-construction condo’s) that will close aproximatly 3 years from now. They’ve be purchased with ONE other family member as investments. What is the best … Continue reading The best Tax Structure for two partners owing 3 rental properties

Personal Home Sale to Nephew

Hi i want to know tax consequences of selling my personal home to my nephew below market price and also he will not pay me lump sum rather over the years lets say $20000 every year. This is the only home i have. And i am a retiree with only pension income. Thank you

Would US LP investing directly into US LLC Avoid double taxation for Canadian?

I have an investment opportunity into a pooled special purpose vehicle that has been setup as a US LLC. Reading your resources indicates that investing directly in a LLC leads to double taxation. Would a structure of a US LP investing directly into the LLC be a viable alternative?

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