People are always looking to minimize all types of taxes — from Income Tax, to Land Transfer Taxes, Retail Sales Tax, Corporate Taxes, GST and HST, Estate Taxes, etc. As a lawyer, I always recommend that my clients try to minimize taxes but certainly NOT TO EVADE paying taxes […]
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The Effects of NAFTA, Increasing Minimum Wage, and Tax Changes
How does the Tsunami Impact Small Ontario Businesses???
The Effects of NAFTA, Increasing Minimum Wage, and Tax Changes — How does the Tsunami Impact Small Ontario Businesses??? The combination of these factors will have a definite negative effect on Ontario small businesses, and maybe not-so-small […]
The Federal Government Slows the Housing Market
The Federal government – not to miss its opportunity to “benefit” Canadians – has introduced a new stress test to help Canadians qualify more easily for mortgages (and of course I am being facetious!) The new stress test will require home buyers who were not going to require a CMAC […]
Abuse of Power of Attorney
More and more we are hearing about cases of Elder Abuse perpetrated by adult children of older parents. Abuse of Power of Attorney
Typical scenarios include:
1. Where a younger brother or sister abuses their role as Power of Attorney for their elder parent or older siblings;
2 […]