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Ontario Budget 2023 Summary

Frank Bilotta, Tax Partner
Tax
24 Mar 2023

On March 23, 2023, the Ontario government tabled the 2023 provincial budget. Ontario Made Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit The government...

Ontario Staycation Tax Credit

Stephanie Jindal, Tax Partner
Tax
21 Mar 2023

Ontario residents can claim up to 20% of eligible accommodation expenses within Ontario between January 1, 2022 and December 31,...

Underused Housing Tax

Stephanie Jindal, Tax Partner
Tax
08 Feb 2023

The Underused Housing Tax is an annual 1% tax on the ownership of vacant or underused housing in Canada. It...

Vacant Home Tax

Stephanie Jindal, Tax Partner
Tax
30 Jan 2023

An annual tax will be levied on vacant Toronto residences, payable beginning in 2023. All Toronto residential property owners must...

New trust reporting requirements

Stephanie Jindal, Tax Partner
Tax
27 Sep 2022

Last year, we published an article detailing the new trust reporting requirements for any express trusts resident in Canada and...

2022 Federal Budget Highlights

Stephanie Jindal, Tax Partner
Tax
08 Apr 2022

On April 7, 2022, the Minister of Finance released the 2022 Federal budget. There has been no change in terms...

Investing in a Corporation vs. Personally

Frank Bilotta, Tax Partner
Tax
02 Mar 2022

If you have excess cash within your corporation that you do not need for the daily operations of the business,...

Important updates for investors in real estate properties.

Kristine Del Rosario, Senior Tax Specialist
Tax
17 Jan 2022

Based on a recent mandate letter issued by the government on December 16, 2021, real estate investors could be hit...

New filing and reporting requirements for trusts.

Stephanie Jindal, Tax Partner
Tax
23 Nov 2021

For 2021 and subsequent taxation years, non-resident trusts that currently file a T3 trust income tax and information return (“T3 return”) and express trusts (i.e. family trusts) that are resident in Canada will be required to provide additional information on an annual basis.

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