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April 22, 2026

Life insurance to secure support obligations – Common problems

There is no silver bullet when it comes to structuring life insurance to secure support obligations.

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April 1, 2026

Personal borrowing and corporate owned life insurance – The gory details

Personally borrowing against a corporate-owned life insurance policy is not easy.

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March 11, 2026

An update on legislation in progress and draft legislation not yet introduced

Here is a snapshot of the various legislative measures we’ve had on our radar.

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February 18, 2026

Interest deductibility and GAAR – Singleton planning is still OK

Where a taxpayer restructures borrowings and ownership of assets to meet the direct use test as Singleton did, interest can be deductible and not GAAR-able.

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January 28, 2026

Another CDA rectification case dismissed

The CDA calculation is a cumulative formula often over many years. Errors are costly and seeking rectification won’t help.

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January 7, 2026

Too good to be true – Yep

The CRA published a Tax tips 2025 Warning about aggressive tax schemes involving insurance products.

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December 17, 2025

2025 CLHIA Roundtable – CDA Anti-avoidance rule considered

A recent CRA roundtable response involved the interaction of the CDA anti-avoidance rule and the rules upon amalgamation where a CDA balance arose from life insurance.

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

November 26, 2025

Bill C-15 – Items of interest

Bill C-15 contained a couple of measures relating to life insurance of note.

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November 5, 2025

2025 Federal Budget – Not a lot of new news

Budget 2025 was all quiet on the insurance front.

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October 29, 2025

2025 Pre-budget musings – Is tax reform on the horizon?

The Federal budget is coming down next week. Is tax reform on the horizon?

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Life insurance to secure support obligations – Common problems

Personal borrowing and corporate owned life insurance – The gory details

An update on legislation in progress and draft legislation not yet introduced

Interest deductibility and GAAR – Singleton planning is still OK

Another CDA rectification case dismissed

Too good to be true – Yep

2025 CLHIA Roundtable – CDA Anti-avoidance rule considered

Bill C-15 – Items of interest

2025 Federal Budget – Not a lot of new news

2025 Pre-budget musings – Is tax reform on the horizon?

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