If you are thinking of purchasing a franchise, it is imperative that you be protected and that you fully understand your rights and obligations prior to getting started.  Although there are many perks to entering into a franchise, there are also heavy restrictions and hidden pitfalls.    Before purchasing a franchise, it is important to […]

In 2000, a wealthy B.C. family invested approximately $26 million in a KPMG tax product in the Isle of Man, a self-governing territory. This tax product was targeted for high net worth Canadian residents, resulting in the family paying close to no tax over several years. As a result of this investment, the B.C. family […]

Donna Marie Stancer and Deanna Lynn Lavalley have been convicted of six fraud related charges after filing nearly $192-million in false expenses for themselves and 224 clients of their now closed Vernon tax preparation company, DeMara Consulting. Here at Barrett Tax Law we are already assisting a number of taxpayers who were defrauded by Demara […]

August 31, 2015 – Michael Citrome’s article ‘A Defective GST/HST New Housing Rebate Claim Can Lead to Costly Tax Trouble’ published in the Ottawa Business Journal touches on the issues that arise if you didn’t give a lot of thought to the GST/HST New Housing Rebate. “If you recently bought a newly-built home, you probably […]