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Capital Dividends Are Tax Free

Capital Dividends Capital dividends received by Canadian resident taxpayers are tax-free. However, the amount of the capital dividend paid to a non-resident shareholder is subject to Part XIII tax.-S.212(2)(b). This important tax attribute is lost if not used to make...

CRA Moving Expenses

The CRA, in filing your income taxes, allows for a deduction for moving expenses in some cases. You can claim a deduction eligible moving expenses on line 219 of your tax return forms. Not all moving expenses are deductible. To avoid a negative audit outcome, make...

Limitations When Claiming Business Expenses

Business Expense Limitations In an earlier article, a list of business expense categories used by the CRA was provided (see the article HERE). This is the second article in the series that hopes to help small business owners figure out what expenses are deductible and...

Business Expense Categories

A question that business owners ask themselves is “What expenses are deductible?”. There is often a desire to have a list of business expense categories that they can refer to and be safe in knowing that what they are claiming as an expense is legitimate....

Allowable Business Investment Loss (ABIL)

In most instances, Canada’s tax system taxes net income, this means that expense are deducted from revenues. For employees, deductible expenses are specifically set out in categories with conditions. For business income and property income, any day-to-day operational...
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ACCESSING THE SMALL BUSINESS DEDUCTION IN YOUR BUSINESS

The Small Business Deduction gives businesses a tax deduction on the first $500,000 of income. This saves an eligible corporation around up to $50,000 in income taxes. There are a number of conditions that have to be met to be eligible for this deduction.

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