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So you’re working from home: Deduct expenses and pay less tax (Originally On The Lawyer’s Daily)

August 18, 2020
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Almost all of us have been working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic and many of us will continue to work from home for some time to come. Google just announced that it is going to have its employees work from home for at least the next year, and personally I have no immediate plans […]

Estate Freezes: A Silver Lining of COVID-19 (Originally On The Lawyer’s Daily)

April 9, 2020
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With the world in flux and an unprecedented shutdown of the world’s economy, those who were planning to transfer businesses to the next generation have been given what is (hopefully) a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to defer additional taxes for many years. As valuations of investments and businesses — both public and private — have reduced sharply, […]

Wondering about Canada’s 75% Emergency Wage Subsidy?

March 30, 2020
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Here is what we know so far about Canada’s Emergency Wage Subsidy, a government program helping businesses avoid having to lay-off their employees during the Covid-19 Pandemic. We will be updating this article as new details are released. The Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy is for businesses small and large – there is no minimum […]

A Sad Story about Mr. X. from Country Y (Originally on The Lawyer’s Daily)

February 10, 2020
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Meet Mr. X. Don’t judge him by his country of residence. It is not his fault. It wouldn’t be fair. He was taken there as a child by his parents who were fleeing another country for a better life. They could never have predicted how the government of Mr. X’s adopted country would treat him […]

I Lost My Battle with the CRA, but I Won the War (originally on The Lawyer’s Daily)

November 22, 2019
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My law firm cannot make the claim that we have won all of our cases in the Tax Court of Canada, but what we can tell you is that every single case we have won in tax court — either in trial or a settlement — was lost at the CRA objection stage. And in […]

A Tale of Two Taxpayers: The Fiscal Arbitrators Client (originally on The Lawyer’s Daily)

November 22, 2019
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In part one of this series, I considered the situation of a hypothetical wealthy client who was involved in the KPMG tax scheme promoted by a big accounting firm. In the end, the taxpayer signed a settlement with the CRA. Part two relates the story of a typical client of the Fiscal Arbitrators tax scheme […]

20 Tax Audit Triggers

October 10, 2019
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Sometimes a taxpayer is randomly selected for an audit. It’s like winning the worst lottery in the world, and there’s nothing you can do to change that. But apart from a random tax audit, the odds of being targeted for an audit are dependent on a variety of risk factors. In short, the odds of […]

A Tale of Two Taxpayers: the Wealthy Client (originally on The Lawyer’s Daily)

October 8, 2019
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By Dale Barrett – Managing Partner at Barrett Tax Law, Founder of Lawyers & Lattes Legal Cafe, Author of Tax Survival for Canadians: Stand up to the CRA, Editor of the Family Law and Tax Handbook, and Tax Columnist at the Lawyer’s Daily. Originally published by The Lawyer’s Daily. Unlike a superior court, which can make an […]

The Peril of Family Asset Transfers (originally on The Lawyer’s Daily)

May 31, 2019
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By Dale Barrett – Managing Partner at Barrett Tax Law, Founder of Lawyers & Lattes Legal Cafe, Author of Tax Survival for Canadians: Stand up to the CRA, Editor of the Family Law and Tax Handbook, and Tax Columnist at the Lawyer’s Daily. Originally published by The Lawyer’s Daily. Most people don’t think twice […]

Dale Barrett Answers Your Pressing Tax Questions (originally on Global News)

May 21, 2019
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As seen on GlobalNews.ca, Dale Barrett, Managing Partner at Barrett Tax Law, answers your pressing tax questions: THE QUESTION: I don’t understand the implications of adding my adult child as a joint tenant on my home. I know that there can be capital gains tax implications but don’t really understand how it works. […]

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So you’re working from home: Deduct expenses and pay less tax (Originally On The Lawyer’s Daily)

Estate Freezes: A Silver Lining of COVID-19 (Originally On The Lawyer’s Daily)

Wondering about Canada’s 75% Emergency Wage Subsidy?

A Sad Story about Mr. X. from Country Y (Originally on The Lawyer’s Daily)

I Lost My Battle with the CRA, but I Won the War (originally on The Lawyer’s Daily)

A Tale of Two Taxpayers: The Fiscal Arbitrators Client (originally on The Lawyer’s Daily)

A Tale of Two Taxpayers: the Wealthy Client (originally on The Lawyer’s Daily)

The Peril of Family Asset Transfers (originally on The Lawyer’s Daily)

Dale Barrett Answers Your Pressing Tax Questions (originally on Global News)

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