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The Government of Canada passed legislation requiring disclosure of reportable transactions to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). The legislation addresses concerns about how aggressive tax avoidance transactions affect the fairness of the income tax system – everyone must…
Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) has provided a Charitable donation tax credit calculator on their website. A link to the calculator can be found here. For qualifying first time donors, CRA has published information regarding the First-Time Donor’s Super…
The People's Republic of China recently introduced new money laundering rules to reduce the number of unwarranted suspicious activity reports relating to money laundering. The new rules now instruct banks to perform risk assessments on clients according to…
Today, April 1, 2013, is the official implementation day for the new Provincial Sales Tax ("PST"), and returns British Columbia to a two-tax PST and Goods and Services Tax ("GST") system. The province has now returned to a…
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The Canada Revenue Agency has issued a News Release stating that they will be putting the assessment of any individual returns on hold that claim a credit by participating in a tax shelter scheme. They warn that starting…
US Citizens Abroad Organise to Fight Worldwide Tax Net
This article address the issue of the tax problems faced by expatriate American citizens, especially with regard to Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) compliance.