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U.S. Citizens Resident in Canada – Capital Gains Tax Rate
What should be a straightforward answer gets complicated by recent events in Canadian Parliament and a recent US Tax Court Case. Current Law A U.S. citizen resident in Canada is subject to both U.S. federal income tax and Canadian on their worldwide income. In 2023, Canadian tax law stated that the maximum capital gains tax […]
Important tax update – Intergenerational transfers
September 10, 2021Prepared by Andersen in Canada, Montreal Partner Patrick Coutu, Tax Director Danny Guérin and Tax Manager Omar Yassine. The tax community has been asking the Canadian government for several years for legislative changes to address the fact that it is currently impossible for Canadians to benefit from their capital gains deduction (“CGD”) when disposing of […]
Mandatory Disclosure for Aggressive Tax Planning (ATP) – Revenu Québec
March 29, 2021Prepared by Andersen in Canada, Montréal Partner Patrick Coutu and Tax Manager Divya Katyal The Aggressive Tax Planning Research and Integrity Branch of Revenu Québec has recently issued a statement to broaden measures to combat aggressive tax planning. The disclosure obligations will now be extended to specified transactions by the Minister of Revenue published on […]
Canadian Tax Alert: 2020 Federal Fall Economic Statement
December 4, 2020Prepared by Andersen in Canada, Montréal Partners Patrick Coutu and Simon Davari. On November 30, 2020, Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister and Federal Minister of Finance, Chrystia Freeland, presented the 2020 Federal Fall Economic Statement (Economic Statement). We are pleased to provide you the summary below of the tax announcements that were addressed in this statement: […]