Sweeping Tax Proposals to Impact Private Corporations, Their Shareholders (including Family Trusts) and Post-Mortem Tax Planning
On July 18, 2017, becoming or staying an employee (particularly a government employee) became more attractive. That is the date the Trudeau government released the consultation paper that was promised […]
Another Success for the WeirFoulds Tax Litigation Group
On September 28, 2016, the Tax Court of Canada released the judgment in the matter of 2187028 Ontario Inc. v. Her Majesty The Queen. Ryan Morris, Tax Co-Chair at WeirFoulds, […]
Toronto Ponders Controversial New Parking Tax to Help Balance City Books
Counsel advising shareholders of private corporations need to pay careful heed to the Ontario Court of Appeal decision in Frye v. Frye Estate.
Non-Resident Employer Certification Regime: Withholding Relief for Non-Resident Employers and Employees
INTERNATIONAL TAX LAW UPDATEOn June 23, 2016, Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1 received Royal Assent, which among other things, enacts a non-resident employer certificate regime that may be of interest to employers sending employees to Canada.
Panama Papers and Offshore Accounts: Window of Opportunity to Make a Voluntary Disclosure Closing
Canadian residents are required to report worldwide income. Furthermore, Canadian residents are generally required to annually file a special information return for any year that they held, at any time in that year, “specified foreign property” that had a cost exceeding $100,000. A failure to report such income or file any such return makes the Canadian resident liable to significant penalties (for which interest accrues daily) and potentially open to criminal prosecution.
Estate Alert – Proposed Amendments to Ontario Legislation in Respect of Parental Recognition
Bill 137 – An Act to amend the Children’s Law Reform Act, the Vital Statistics Act andother Acts with respect to parental recognition, which is also known as Cy and Ruby’s Act (Parental Recognition), 2015 – proposes a number of amendments to the statutes dealing with parental recognition.
WeirFoulds Represents Honeywell in the Acquisition of COM DEV International’s Space Hardware and Systems Business
On Thursday, February 4, 2016, Honeywell (NYSE:HON) completed the previously announced acquisition by plan of arrangement of COM DEV International Ltd. (TSX:CDV), a leading satellite and space components provider of switches and multiplexers.
Estate Alert – Common Misconceptions about Joint Accounts and Joint Ownership
Elderly parents will often put their money into bank accounts held jointly with their adult children, or transfer real property into a joint tenancy with one or more of their adult children. Sometimes, this is done for expediency so that an adult child can help manage the asset. In other cases, this is a planning technique used to avoid estate administration tax when the parent dies.
Land Transfer Tax: Assignments, Flips and Options
Determining the amount of Land Transfer Tax (“LTT”) payable on a routine purchase and sale transaction is not a difficult task. On a more complicated transaction or series of transactions, however, the impact of the Land Transfer Tax Act R.S.O. 1990, c.L.6, as amended (the “Act”) and the resultant LTT may have surprising and unfavourable results for a purchaser.
Energy/Tax Law Update 2015
The 2015 Ontario Budget, released on April 23, includes proposed measures that are intended to set the stage for consolidation within Ontario’s electricity distribution sector. At a high level, the measures are a limited-duration reduction of barriers to private sector investment in municipally owned electricity utilities (MEUs).
Employment/Tax Law Update 2015
Yesterday afternoon, the Canadian government tabled the 2015 Canadian Federal Budget. Two measures are particularly relevant to certain employers.Download the PDF to read this Client Update.
International Tax Law Update 2015
Yesterday afternoon, the Canadian government tabled the 2015 Canadian Federal Budget. This publication is intended to provide our busy international clients and friends with a high level overview of international […]
Quiz: Voluntary Disclosure Program
The Canada Revenue Agency’s Voluntary Disclosures Program (VDP) gives taxpayers a way to voluntarily come forward to put their tax affairs in order and correct past non-compliance. Taxpayers who use […]
Client Newsletter – Fall 2014
Welcome to the Fall 2014 edition of our Client Update Newsletter. Here we provide you with articles on recent developments in business law from a WeirFoulds perspective, and always with […]
Fifteen WeirFoulds Partners Recognized in the 2014 Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory
Fifteen WeirFoulds lawyers have been recognized in the 2014 edition of the Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory as “Leading Practitioners” in their areas of practice, up from 12 lawyers in 2013. […]