GST Update for Rental Construction Builders: expanded new residential rental rebate
[Update: September 21, 2023] A bill has been put forward in the House of Commons to implement the expanded new residential rental rebate. The bill ... Continued
[Seminar] The Division of Business Assets on Marriage Breakdown: The Tax Issues Family Lawyers Need to Know
Managing the division of assets after the breakdown of a marriage is a complicated process involving many tax issues and considerations. The issues are even ... Continued
Double the Benefits: How Bespoke Family Law Agreements Can Also Bring Tax Savings
By Chantal M. Cattermole and Sarah Tradewell One major advantage of having a professionally-prepared family law agreement is the possibility that, with advance planning and ... Continued
Employee Ownership Trusts: A tool for the succession-planning crisis
By St.John McCloskey and Jaicee Payette Update (March 28, 2023): Budget 2023 has indeed included Employee Ownership Trusts as a priority. See the supplementary materials ... Continued
Canada’s New Underused Housing Tax
UPDATE (March 28, 2023): The Canada Revenue Agency has provided an (effective) extension for filing and payment for the 2022 UHT returns until October 31, ... Continued
Upcoming Conference | CLEBC’s Wills, Estates, and Trusts Conference 2022
Join Clark Wilson Estate & Trusts co-chairs Amy Mortimore and Richard Weiland, TEP along with counsel Geoffrey White, K.C. as they present at the Continuing ... Continued
Dollars, Donees, and Disbursements: New Opportunities for Charity Partnerships Await
Canadian registered charities now have greater flexibility when partnering with non-profit organizations. On June 23, 2022, Bill C-19, Budget Implementation Act 2022, No. 1 (“BIA”) ... Continued
Unintended Tax Liability? Supreme Court of Canada Says No Take-Backs
By Ryan Lincoln The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) in Canada (Attorney General) v. Collins Family Trust, 2022 SCC 26 (“Collins Family Trust”) recently set ... Continued
What You Need to Know About the Federal Underused Housing Tax Act
Residential property owners should be aware of a potential new tax on underused or vacant houses in Canada. Federal Bill C-8 proposes the Underused Housing ... Continued
Clark Wilson Lawyers Named in the 2022 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
Clark Wilson is proud to share our team’s rankings in the 2022 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory®, a distinction based on an extensive peer survey process ... Continued
Budget 2021: Tax Measures
On Monday, April 19 (“Budget Day”), Canada’s Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland delivered Canada’s first full Budget since 2019, providing the Government’s analysis of the ... Continued
Federal Government Fall Economic Statement 2020
On November 30, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Finance, put forward the Government’s Fall 2020 Economic Statement. The document referred to as “FES 2020” ... Continued