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Effective January 1, 2015, a plan is considered a PHSP as long as the premiums paid under the plan relate “all or substantially all” to medical expenses that would otherwise qualify for METC (assuming all other conditions to…
Given MP Trudeau's commitment to running deficits for the next few years, he will be simultaneously looking for new forms of revenue. Perhaps small business is in his cross-hairs. Let's hope the Minister focuses her energies on those…
The benefits of a trust, rather than a corporation or society, for a Canadian charity.
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This article addresses the question of characterization of US LLLP, by setting out the principles that it would rely on, to make that characterization.
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There is much speculation, although little hard evidence, of the influence of corrupt capital on the Vancouver real estate market generally, and on the escalation of Vancouver housing prices, in particular. It is interesting, and perhaps educative, to…
Home Owner Grant Threshold Increases in 2016
British Columbians who own homes valued up to $1.2 million may be eligible to receive a full home owner grant this year.