If two of the nastier inevitabilities in life are death and taxes, then tax audits would certainly rank as one of the more unpleasant possibilities. More so when you consider that Canada Revenue Agency’s ability to monitor tax filings for inconsistencies and to detect patterns of potential error or fraud are only becoming more sophisticated […]
Kestenberg Rabinowicz Partners LLP saying goodbye to one of its Iongest-serving and most highly respected partners. Harris Kligman, who was brought on board to build and grow our tax department, has formally announced his retirement from KRP after an illustrious 25-year career. Harris has worked with organizations ranging from sole proprietorships to major corporations during […]
Entrepreneurs hoping that Canada Revenue Agency would eventually ease its audit-focused crackdown after a recent uptick in enforcement activity may be dismayed to learn that the exact opposite is playing out. In fact, the agency is becoming even more targeted and aggressive in its activities. What we’re seeing now are a new range of enforcement […]
A change to the treatment of eligible capital property (ECP) for Canadian-controlled private corporations (CCPCs) could have a significant impact on business owners planning a sale of their business in the next year. That is, of course, unless they act now to take advantage of the existing tax rules. Before we explore these changes, let’s […]
It’s a bittersweet moment here at Kestenberg Rabinowicz Partners LLP as we wish a happy and prosperous retirement to one of our longest-serving partners. Vazken Izakel, our friend and colleague who began his career at KRP in 1989, has officially retired from active service with the firm. He will continue managing several key projects in […]
The stream of fraudulent ‘Canada Revenue Agency’ (CRA) calls continues. After notifying entrepreneurs just last year about a spate of bogus phone solicitations and threats from callers purporting to be CRA representatives, it’s clear that the fraudsters are up to their old tricks again. Last week one of our clients received a call claiming to […]
Canadian investors received some bad news from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) recently. Ottawa announced that it is changing the treatment of U.S. limited liability partnerships (LLPs) and limited liability limited partnerships (LLLPs). Moving forward subject to transitional relief for structures currently in place, LLPs and LLLPs will be taxed as corporations in Canada. The […]
Many aspects of the Income Tax Act are difficult for taxpayers to understand and navigate, but Section 160 is perhaps one of the most obscure. In fact, most taxpayers are not aware that this section exists, let alone do they understand its full implications. That’s because Section 160 gives the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) broad […]
Most entrepreneurs are not accountants. That statement is as obvious as it is revealing. Despite not having the letters ‘CA’ or ‘CPA’ on their business cards, however, entrepreneurs are still expected to understand the finer details of financial management and balance sheet analysis. It’s an unfair expectation for any business owner who, most of the […]
Effective January 1, 2016 there will be significant changes to the taxation of trusts and estates, including alter ego, joint spousal / common-law partner and spousal / common-law partner trusts. There has been significant uncertainty in the tax community as a result of the impending legislation. Specifically, the new subsection 104(13.4) of the Federal Income […]
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