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Charles Rotenberg
Apr 20, 20207 min read
ESTATE FREEZING IN TRYING TIMES
One may not want to think about tax planning with all that is going on. However, unless you believe that things won’t eventually bounce...
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Charles Rotenberg
Jan 18, 20203 min read
YES, YOU CAN STILL SPLIT INCOME
Many of you have been reading my newsletters for years and have read many postings from me about family income splitting using low rate inte
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Charles Rotenberg
Sep 26, 20194 min read
CONSERVATIVE PARTY TAX POLICIES
Finally, with a month to go before the election, the Conservative Party is showing some of their tax policy plans.
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Charles Rotenberg
Aug 13, 20192 min read
TAXING MUNICIPAL SERVICES - APPARENTLY, YOU CAN FIGHT CITY HALL
Perhaps it is a measure of how desperate the Liberal Government is to raise money at all costs – there is no other logical explanation of...
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Charles Rotenberg
Mar 20, 20199 min read
THE BUDGET WILL NOT, APPARENTLY, BALANCE ITSELF
This afternoon, Finance Minister Bill Morneau, tabled his last Federal Budget before the October 2019 election (and, hopefully, his last...
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Charles Rotenberg
Nov 20, 20188 min read
You’re travelling through another dimension – your next stop, the Twilight Zone
ROD SERLING, introduction,The Twilight Zone (season 2) For those of us who have been in the tax community for any significant amount of...
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Charles Rotenberg
Jul 18, 20185 min read
THE CONTINUING ATTACK ON SMALL BUSINESS PASSIVE INVESTMENT INCOME
Exactly one year ago today, the Trudeau Government launched its attack on small business, all while claiming to be acting to support the...
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Charles Rotenberg
Jul 13, 20184 min read
PAYING (THE) BILL !
I haven’t been posting with my normal regularity. In fact, I haven’t posted since the end of March. After the rush of activity starting...
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Charles Rotenberg
Mar 26, 20182 min read
YES, YOU CAN STILL SPLIT INCOME
Many of you have been reading my newsletters for years and have read many postings from me about family income splitting using low rate...
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Charles Rotenberg
Feb 27, 20187 min read
2018 FEDERAL BUDGET
This afternoon, Finance Minister Morneau tabled his third Budget. After taking on the small business community and tax professionals...
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Charles Rotenberg
Feb 23, 20185 min read
Response to my September Submission to Finance
In September, I made a submission to the Department of Finance concerning Finance Minister Morneau’s proposed tax changes. I sent a copy...
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Charles Rotenberg
Jan 25, 20183 min read
Income Splitting - 2018 Style
Much has been written, by me and others, since Finance Minister Morneau introduced his infamous tax proposals on July 18th, 2017. Despite...
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Charles Rotenberg
Dec 22, 20171 min read
Simplified Measures???
After months of battering from the business and tax communities about the July 18th tax proposals, Finance Minister Morneau tabled some...
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Charles Rotenberg
Dec 14, 201710 min read
Tax On Split Income (TOSI) – Round Two
In another act of blatant cowardice, Finance Minister Morneau has finally introduced his next attempt at the TOSI rules. As I suggested...
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Charles Rotenberg
Dec 13, 20171 min read
Senate Standing Committee on National Finance
On the same day as Finance Minister Morneau is expected to introduce his revisions to the rules relates to the Tax on Split Income...
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Charles Rotenberg
Dec 11, 20172 min read
Cowardice
“Cowardice rightly understood begins with selfishness and ends with shame.” This statement was made by José Protasio Rizal Mercado y...
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Charles Rotenberg
Dec 4, 20177 min read
2017 YEAR-END PLANNING
Year-end tax planning is always important – perhaps never more than this year. The usual planning steps still need to be considered:...
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Charles Rotenberg
Dec 4, 20174 min read
MEMO TO CLIENTS - Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption (LCGE)
In the Federal Budget of May 23rd, 1983, the then Minister of Finance introduced a lifetime Capital Gains Exemption which, when fully...
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Charles Rotenberg
Nov 20, 20175 min read
Section 84.1 – Why it is still more expensive to sell to your children
In his July 18th, 2017 tax proposals, Finance Minister Morneau included rules to tighten up Section 84.1 and to introduce a new section,...
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Charles Rotenberg
Nov 3, 20172 min read
MUSINGS: PASSIVE INVESTMENT INCOME
In his appearance before the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance this Wednesday, Mr. Morneau attempted to defend the actions of...
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