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Canadian Tax Planning for U.S. Executives Working in Canada

How U.S. Executives Working in Canada Are Required To File Their Tax Returns Many U.S. executives move to Canada, for both brief and prolonged periods, to manage Canadian head offices for multinational or parent companies. During their time in Canada, these executives become full time residents and are therefore required to file a Canadian tax return. Unlike Canada, the U.S.

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No Taxable Income, No Rush to File – Think Again About Information Returns

Mew & Company, Vancouver Corporate Tax Accountants  Penalties for Filing Late with the Canada Revenue Agency Sophisticated Canadian small corporations have good knowledge of the tax filing requirements and deadlines for their corporate tax return. Corporate tax returns are due six months after the business year end. The penalty for late filing is based on the amount of taxes owing

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Lack of Sophistication May Not Get You Off the Hook With CRA

Vancouver Tax Audit Services: the CRA’s Negligence Penalty The CTV news show W5 aired an episode on February 9, 2014 called Punitive Penalties about a program named the Fiscal Arbitrators where 1804 Canadian taxpayers paid thousands of dollars to be part of what they thought was a legal tax scheme. The scheme did not end well as the participating taxpayers were

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