After several weeks of insistent rhetoric from Ottawa, entrepreneurs across Canada finally received some good news when the federal government [...]

A new Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) directive is about to make it much harder for entrepreneurs to correct legitimate tax [...]

As Finance Minister Bill Morneau wrapped up his cross-country ‘listening tour’ to gauge Canadians’ reaction to proposed federal tax changes [...]

One of our founding partners, friends and mentors, is taking a final bow after a long and illustrious accounting and [...]

Canadian entrepreneurs are some of the best in the world when it comes to starting, managing and growing their small [...]

The federal government last week took another step towards implementing sweeping tax changes that could have a disproportionate impact on [...]

If finance and accounting were easy, there would be far more successful businesses operating (and thriving) in this country. It’s [...]

There are plenty of reasons why small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) succeed in their respective marketplaces, but perhaps even more [...]

Welcome to our new Ask the Accountant series, where our clients and readers pose accounting, finance and business management questions to KRP [...]

The Federal Government’s 2017–18 Budget gives Canadians a taste of what they might expect over the next couple of years: [...]

It’s the entrepreneur’s dream—come up with an idea, develop a business plan, start building out a product or service, then [...]

Political instability, tumbling currency values, economic uncertainty—they’re common reasons why high net-worth foreign investors often try to extract funds from [...]

If two of the nastier inevitabilities in life are death and taxes, then tax audits would certainly rank as one [...]

Kestenberg Rabinowicz Partners LLP saying goodbye to one of its Iongest-serving and most highly respected partners. Harris Kligman, who was [...]

Buying a residential or commercial property in Ontario is about to get more expensive. The Government of Ontario recently announced [...]

Recent changes to federal tax rules related to life insurance policies could have a significant impact on tax, estate and [...]

Entrepreneurs hoping that Canada Revenue Agency would eventually ease its audit-focused crackdown after a recent uptick in enforcement activity may [...]

A change to the treatment of eligible capital property (ECP) for Canadian-controlled private corporations (CCPCs) could have a significant impact [...]

When Bank of Montreal and Bank of Nova Scotia, two of Canada’s largest banks, recently announced the introduction of new [...]

It’s a bittersweet moment here at Kestenberg Rabinowicz Partners LLP as we wish a happy and prosperous retirement to one [...]

When it was first introduced, online banking was seen as a boon for small and medium-sized businesses. It saved business [...]

The stream of fraudulent ‘Canada Revenue Agency’ (CRA) calls continues. After notifying entrepreneurs just last year about a spate of [...]

If there’s one goal shared by all investors, it’s the obvious desire for a substantial return on any investment they [...]

Canadian investors received some bad news from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) recently. Ottawa announced that it is changing the [...]

Many aspects of the Income Tax Act are difficult for taxpayers to understand and navigate, but Section 160 is perhaps [...]

Key themes from the 2016 federal budget: Economic growth, job creation and a strong middle class When the new government [...]

Entrepreneurs, did you know that the movement of funds through wire transfers is susceptible to theft? How the robbery takes [...]

  On February 25, 2016 Finance Minister Charles Sousa tabled his fourth Budget. The deficit for the 2015-16 fiscal year [...]

On December 24, 2015, Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced that, subject to two changes, the income tax deduction limits and [...]

The sliding Canadian dollar has left most business owners in a tough spot. While exporters likely have—or soon will—enjoy an [...]

On December 18, 2015, the U.S. Congress passed the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (“PATH Act”). President [...]

Forget the trials and tribulations of starting and growing a business. Many entrepreneurs learn that the true challenge comes when [...]

Most entrepreneurs are not accountants. That statement is as obvious as it is revealing. Despite not having the letters ‘CA’ [...]

A successful, lucrative exit—it’s the dream of so many entrepreneurs who envision building their business and one day selling to [...]

Effective January 1, 2016 there will be significant changes to the taxation of trusts and estates, including alter ego, joint [...]

As the summer winds down, we’ve been treated to the usual mix of sun, warm weather and, hopefully for most [...]

Obtaining the right accounting and tax planning advice is critical for every business owner. That requires a strategic approach that [...]

Typically, a Registered Retirement Income Fund (RRIF) is created on the conversion of a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) before [...]

Canadian entrepreneurs make millions of dollars in donations to a wide range of charitable organizations each year. What many don’t [...]

One of the most challenging—and important—decisions for dentists establishing or expanding their practice is to decide whether to take on [...]

If building a succession plan is one of the most important business considerations for entrepreneurs, the question of who takes [...]

2015 Ontario Budget Commentary   Introduction On April 23, 2015 Finance Minister Charles Sousa tabled his third Budget. The deficit [...]

While the 2015 federal budget may not have contained many surprises, it did contain more than its fair share of [...]

A recent spate of fraudulent calls has given some entrepreneurs reason to review their over-the-phone dealings with Canada Revenue Agency [...]

Comprehensive record-keeping is a major challenge for many entrepreneurs. After all, most business owners are so busy running their organizations [...]

For entrepreneurs, there are few more important considerations when building and growing a business than their eventual exit—either by choice [...]

Investing in real estate can be a smart move for many entrepreneurs. Over the past decade or more, strategic real [...]

For medical professionals such as dentists, acquiring an existing practice often makes more financial sense than launching one from scratch. [...]

We want to take this opportunity to remind clients that they need to ensure that all interest payable on all [...]

Welcome to the new KRP website. We’ve spent several months refining a new look for our online platform and we [...]

We’re proud to announce that KRP has developed a compliance policy under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). [...]

We’re proud to introduce Marshall Egelnick as Kestenberg Rabinowicz Partners LLP’s new Managing Partner. Marshall, a KRP partner since 1980, [...]