rResidential property risk from the Underused Housing Tax

April tax news: Residential property risk, bare trust dangers & taxable tips

RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY WARNING — HUGE PENALTIES!! Are you involved with a residential property that is not owned directly by a human being who is either a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada? For example: A cottage is held in a Trust, which the family patriarch set up before his death years ago, so […]

625 Cochrane Drive on KRP's anniversary

KRP LLP: Celebrating our 50th anniversary and a new office location

There are relatively few businesses that have the pleasure of celebrating a 10-year anniversary, let alone 50. We’re very proud to join that latter club as KRP LLP marks a half-century providing accounting, assurance, tax and consulting services to entrepreneurs across all industries. We’re also very excited to announce our upcoming move to a new […]

family trust

June Tax News: New trust reporting, tax planning and the CRA, why court cases matter

CRA REQUIRING ADDITIONAL TRUST REPORTING—INCLUDING BARE TRUSTS In February 2018, the federal government announced plans to require extensive tax reporting from all trusts in Canada. Trusts are used for many different reasons, such as to keep family assets private, and to protect children until they are old and mature enough to manage money wisely. But […]

Trust Reporting

No, trust reporting rules haven’t changed—yet

Canadian taxpayers would be forgiven for being at least slightly confused in recent months by the federal government’s new incoming (yet delayed) trust reporting requirements. You’ll recall that in the 2018 federal budget, Ottawa laid out plans that would require all non-resident trusts to provide additional beneficial ownership information alongside the T3 returns they are […]

Taking the Common Final Examination

Congratulating this year’s successful class of Common Final Examination writers

Every year we have the opportunity to welcome new team members to the KRP LLP family. And every year we’re reminded of the wealth of talent across Canada’s accounting industry—not to mention the passion and commitment to service excellence that these young professionals bring to our firm and our sector. Their dedication is truly inspiring. […]

November tax news: How options are taxed, why the self-employed pay double CPP–and more

HOW OPTIONS ARE TAXED An option to purchase a property, as the term implies, provides the holder of the option an optional right to purchase the property. The option is referred to as a call option. The purchase price under the option is sometimes called the exercise price or strike price. Conversely, an option to […]

Ontario Fall Economic Statement

Ontario’s Fall Economic Statement sets the stage for the spring election

Ontario’s Fall Economic Statement, released late last week, was clearly drafted with the province’s upcoming spring election in mind. With a focus on infrastructure and economic development, the statement is aimed at positioning the Progressive Conservatives as the party focused on economic growth, which is their traditional political wheelhouse. But it was also a decidedly […]

From supply chain issues to inflation, new economic risks loom for your business

Business owners are an optimistic lot. They take extraordinary risks to conceive, build and grow their companies. They don’t take ‘no’ for an answer. They persevere even when the odds tower against them. Yet even the most tenacious entrepreneurs can see the economic risks ahead—and it’s putting a damper on their post-pandemic recovery plans. The […]