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All Articles Capital Dividend Account Capital Loss Carry Back Planning Corporate Ownership Post-Mortem Planning

July 16, 2025

Stop-Loss Grandfathering – A hidden gem

Stop-loss grandfathering is a hidden gem – no tax to the deceased or the estate on a redemption of grandfathered shares where there is enough CDA. It’s worth asking about.

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All Articles Capital Dividend Account Capital Gains Corporate Ownership

June 25, 2025

Intercorporate Dividends, Safe Income and Life Insurance – News and views

Tax-deductible intercorporate dividends are not as simple as they once were. Safe income calculations are important.

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All Articles Capital Gains

May 28, 2025

Wealth and tax – Some developments from around the world

We are basking in “tax expenditures”. When will the other shoe drop? Some recent developments relating to wealth and tax from around the world.

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All Articles Capital Dividend Account Non-Tax & Practical Issues

May 14, 2025

Rectification not available for excessive capital dividend

The use of the remedy of rectification is very limited in the tax context. In this case, involving excessive capital dividends, rectification was not allowed.

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All Articles Corporate Ownership Non-Tax & Practical Issues

April 23, 2025

Exiting Canada and life insurance – Part II – Common life insurance issues when leaving with private company shares

Part II of the mini-series: exiting Canada and life insurance - some of the common questions that relate to life insurance when an individual holding shares of a private company decides to leave Canada.

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All Articles Life Insurance Tax Non-Tax & Practical Issues Personal Ownership

April 9, 2025

Exiting Canada and life insurance – Part I – Leaving with personally held life insurance

Moving out of Canada with a personally owned life insurance policy is a lot more complicated than you might think!

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All Articles Capital Dividend Account Life Insurance Tax

March 26, 2025

Life insurance taxation 101 – A unique tax regime

Life insurance has a unique tax regime. Death benefits are tax-free. Dispositions can result in taxable income.

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All Articles Life Insurance Tax Personal Ownership

March 12, 2025

Moving to Canada with foreign life insurance

What are the tax consequences of moving to Canada with foreign life insurance?

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All Articles Corporate Ownership Life Insurance Tax

February 26, 2025

Divisive reorganizations and life insurance – Breaking up is hard to do

When it comes to divisive reorganizations, life insurance can be a challenging asset to deal with from a tax point of view. When putting corporate owned life insurance in place, it is important to consider…

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All Articles Capital Gains Capital Loss Carry Back Planning Post-Mortem Planning

February 12, 2025

Capital gains inclusion rate change – Back to where we started

Deferred implementation of proposed changes to the capital gains inclusion rate to January 1, 2026 brings us back to where we always were. Funding estate tax liabilities should remain in focus.

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Stop-Loss Grandfathering – A hidden gem

Intercorporate Dividends, Safe Income and Life Insurance – News and views

Wealth and tax – Some developments from around the world

Rectification not available for excessive capital dividend

Exiting Canada and life insurance – Part II – Common life insurance issues when leaving with private company shares

Exiting Canada and life insurance – Part I – Leaving with personally held life insurance

Life insurance taxation 101 – A unique tax regime

Moving to Canada with foreign life insurance

Divisive reorganizations and life insurance – Breaking up is hard to do

Capital gains inclusion rate change – Back to where we started

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