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How Should You Value Your Business?

A common question that we hear from our clients is “how do I value my business?” While there isn’t necessarily a simple answer to this question, there are some basic valuation approaches to consider based on the nature of the business. These …

SB in the Community

Meet healthypets.io! An online platform connecting veterinarians with pet parents on demand through video chat. From the comfort of home, pet parents can source reliable answers to their pet’s health and wellness concerns. Tech entrepreneur Emma …

How to Increase Your Profitability

If you’re looking for ways to increase your profitability, focus your attention on the four profit determining factors: Price How much you charge a customer for a product/service will obviously drive profitability. An increase in price may result in …

Investing in Property?

House or condo purchases made for the purpose of renovating to increase value and imminently sell for large profits is commonplace. Too often, however, there’s no consideration regarding tax implications. Everyone seems to know someone engaged in …

2017 Federal Budget Commentary

On March 22, 2017, Finance Minister Bill Morneau delivered the 2017 federal budget (“the Budget”) and, as anticipated, it projects a deficit. Instead of planning to eliminate the deficit as previously proposed, the government says it will maintain a …
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Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP)

Registered Disability Savings Plans (RDSP) are offered by the Government of Canada for individuals who are receiving the Disability Tax Credit. These tax credits are available to people with ‘severe or prolonged’ mental or physical impairments that …
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New Reporting Requirements for Principal Residence Claims

Skyrocketing housing prices in the GTA and Vancouver have been all over the news with record-setting sales difficult to ignore.  Over the years, the government has tried a few different strategies to try and calm the market but to no avail. Last …
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Transfer Pricing

Recently, many of our clients have set up (or are contemplating setting up) operations in the United States to take advantage of favourable export exchange rates. American subsidiaries owned by the Canadian parent company are one way to carry out …
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Family Trusts

Introducing a family trust as part of a corporate structure may offer huge benefits but its merits should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
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Help! I’m Being Audited by CRA

Receiving the ‘T1 Processing Review’ notice may make you feel like you are being audited but in reality, this is a common practice.
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SB in the Community

Jas Brar, Founder and CEO is the visionary behind the ‘Entripy Way’. In 1999, as a student at the University of Toronto, Jas identified a gap in the custom apparel market.
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Childhood Treasures - A Heads Up on Capital Gains

Remember those trading cards that you had so much fun collecting? It might be time to dig those out of storage. A Wayne Gretzky rookie card was recently sold for a record-breaking $475,000. Before you cash out though, make sure you are aware of the …
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Having Your Cottage Owned by a Family Trust Has its Benefits

A tax question I am often asked, especially when thoughts turn to summer activities, whether one's cottage should be owned by a family trust.
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Selling Your Business is a Process

If selling your business is an option that you wish to explore and possibly move forward with, we highly recommend that you follow a structured process involving preparation and market execution. Further, expect timelines of six to eighteen months …
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SB in the Community

It’s been an exciting ride for CEO and Co-Founder of The Other Bird Inc., Erin Dunham. In just under five years, The Other Bird has opened six restaurants in the Burlington and Hamilton area, with no plans of slowing down.
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