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SoloHow To Get Paid By US Clients (Canadian Corp)
How Canadian corporations billing US clients can face 30% withholding, HST issues, and PSB reclassification – and the key factors CRA uses to assess the relationship.
- US Tax
- Cross-Border
- Corporate Tax
SoloFamily Trusts Explained: Why The Wealthy Never Gift Their Kids Anything
Why wealthy Canadian families never put assets in their kids' names, how a family trust actually works, and the timing decision worth $1.3 million.
- Family Trust
- Trust Planning
- Income Splitting
SoloDo You Actually Need A Holding Company?
How a holding company can reduce taxes, protect assets, and improve long-term planning for some Canadians – while creating unnecessary cost and complexity for others.
- Holdco Structure
- Corporate Tax
- Professional Corporations
SoloCRA Takes 54% Of Your RRSP When You Die (Unless You Do This)
How a $1 million RRSP can create a $500,000+ tax bill at death – and the little-known planning strategy that may help families keep far more of their wealth.
- RRSP
- Retirement Planning
- Beneficiary Designations
SoloYour Family Can Save 12K A Year Through This Tax Strategy
How Canada's 3% prescribed-rate trust strategy can legally shift investment income to children – but new AMT rules may now reduce or even reverse the tax savings.
- Family Trust
- Tax Planning
SoloEstate Planning Explained: Will vs. Trust In Canada
How wills, beneficiary designations, joint ownership, and trusts actually control your assets in Canada – and why many families discover critical estate planning gaps only after a crisis occurs.
- Estate Planning
- Wills & Estates
- Trust Planning
SoloThe Airbnb Tax Nobody Knows About
How Airbnb income can quietly transform your home into a taxable commercial property – triggering unexpected HST, loss of principal residence treatment, and massive tax exposure on sale.
- Real Estate
- Capital Gains
- Tax Compliance
SoloCanada Is Running Out Of Money For You
How Canada's debt picture may look dramatically different depending on what's counted – and why rising interest costs could affect taxes, services, and future government spending
- Politics
SoloCRA Charges $307/hr To Be Right
How relying on CRA phone advice can still leave you with a tax bill – and why only certain written rulings provide protection when the stakes are high.
- CRA Audit
- Taxpayer Rights
- Tax Compliance
SoloThey Want Your Kid To Pay This
How a controversial proposal to charge graduates for leaving Canada sparked debate about brain drain, tax policy, and the departure tax rules many Canadians already face.
- Politics
- Cross-Border
SoloCRA Is Calling Your Employees Behind Your Back
How electronic tips can create unexpected CPP and EI liabilities for employers – and why CRA may be gathering information from employees before contacting the business.
- CRA Audit
- CRA Powers
- Business Owners
SoloCRA’s 2026 Rule Punishes You For Helping Family
How Canada's proposed bare trust reporting rules could impose costly filing requirements and penalties on ordinary family arrangements – even when no tax is owed.
- Bare Trust
- CRA Powers
- Penalties & Interest