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Real Estate Gains and Canadian Income Tax – A Brief Analysis

A Brief Analysis of Real Estate Gains & Canadian Income Tax Recently there has been a lot of media attention focused on financial gains being made in Vancouver’s housing market and the favorable tax treatment given to real estate used as a principal residence through the Canadian Income Tax Act. Without getting into the technical details of this tax treatment and

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The Best Way to Go About a CRA Audit

The average small business owner in Vancouver has a limited budget to deal with their marketing, accounting, IT and high location rental costs. Successful businesses tend to be surrounded by strong support networks, which include bookkeepers and tax advisors. As a result, their books and records are orderly, current, and their tax filings are consistent with their accounting records. For

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Canadian Income Tax Penalties: Repeated Failure to Report Income

Penalties and interest charges are the most common tools the CRA uses to enforce compliance with the Canadian Income Tax Act. ‘Compliance’ refers to filing the tax and information returns in their entirety and on time. When a taxpayer (a person or a corporation) files late, there are late filing penalties on unpaid balances. There is another serious penalty in

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