Repairs & maintenance of rental properties - capital expenditures vs operating expenses Learn how to differentiate between capital expenditures and operating expenses for rental properties to optimize your tax strategy.
CRA guidance on loans from Limited Partnerships to limited partners in Ontario According to comments from CRA, a loan from a partnership to a general partner will be considered as a distribution. CRA stated that determining whether a payment, presented as a loan, made by a limited partnership to a limited partner should be treated as a loan or a distribution under
TFSA - active business income or passive investment income? Be cautious when using a TFSA, as you could potentially receive a tax bill for any active business income earned within it. The Tax Court of Canada has ruled that profits from a business involving the trading of qualified investments cannot be exempted within a Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA). Tax-Free
One-time travel between home office and employer's office is not taxable According to the CRA's findings, traveling between a home office and the employer's office on a one-time basis is considered part of one's job duties, and the employer's office could be considered a designated work location. New employees who were hired by the employer for a 24-month period work from
Poker professional players: tax implications of income - two case studies The Tax Court of Canada has ruled recently in two separate cases that playing poker on a full-time basis and utilizing skill and risk-reduction strategies qualifies as a source of income for taxpayers. In one case (Bérubé), the taxpayer deposited all his savings with an online poker site and began
Understanding the CRA's change-in-use rules for crypto miners The CRA has stated as a result of the legislative change, made in 2021 but effective May 18, 2019, the change-in-use rules would typically apply to the capital properties of cryptocurrency miners. Prior to this date, the CRA considered miners to be engaged in commercial activity. Miners were required to
Interest and penalties on late taxes If you have an outstanding tax balance for a given year and failed to file your Canadian income tax return by April 30th, the Canada Revenue Agency will begin to impose compound daily interest starting on May 1st of that year on any remaining owed amount. It is worth mentioning