Beware The Net Worth Audit

Beware The Net Worth Audit (re-published from TheGaap.net) August 1, 2018 Dale Barrett Managing Partner Barrett Tax Law   Arguably, the cheapest, fastest, and dirtiest way in which the CRA can audit a taxpayer is by employing the “net worth” method. It throws all principals of good audit practice to the wind and allows the […]
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Tax Treatment of Cryptocurrency Theft and Loss

January 13, 2018 By Dale Barrett Managing Partner Barrett Tax Law 1-866-278-8424 416-907-8429 So, after investing in Bitcoin and Ethereum, the North Koreans hacked one of your cryptocurrency exchanges and you lost a Bitcoin after it had hit $20,000 USD (and you bought the Bitcoin for $1.00). Now what? Nobody can help you get it […]
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Income Splitting Through Loans

Income Tax Act Subsection 74.5(2) Income Tax Regulations Subsection 4301(c) Income splitting is an attempt by one taxpayer to send taxable income to another taxpayer in a lower bracket. Typically this is done by splitting income between family members. Income splitting through loans is where a taxpayer loans funds to the lower-income son, daughter, mother, […]
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