03/29/2018
Tax concerns leading a record number of American ex-pats to renounce citizenship
FATCA requires American financial institutions and corporations to disclose if any of their employees or clients are U.S. citizens living in Canada.
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03/23/2018
Tax reform’s impact on private equity
The Act temporarily reduces the maximum individual tax rate to 37%
03/22/2018
Wealth advisers assess impact of Trump tax overhaul
Wholesale changes to the US tax have significant implications for investors
03/21/2018
Expats ‘considering bankruptcy’ in wake of repatriation tax
A US tax aimed at multi-nationals hoarding cash offshore is forcing clients to consider insolvency.
03/20/2018
Everyone Tries To Dodge The Tax Man, And It Keeps Getting Easier
New Jersey and California want to reclassify certain state and local taxes as tax-exempt charitable donations
03/19/2018
President Admits Using Offshore Firm to Avoid Taxes
However, the admission that he used a company owned by his daughter in the British Virgin Islands to legally avoid paying US taxes, according to a recording heard by Reuters on Sunday, cast further doubt on his ethical standing.
03/16/2018
Dodging Taxes Through Offshore Banks? You're Not Off the Hook
IRS says it will end voluntary disclosure program in September
03/15/2018
Foreign Affiliates of KPMG, Deloitte, BDO Charged in Improper Audits
The firms agreed to settle the charges by paying penalties or disgorging their profits from the audits.
03/12/2018
Trump’s tariffs prompting some US fund managers to look overseas
Gary Cohn, the chief economic adviser to Trump, who argued against trade protectionism, resigned late Tuesday after Trump first announced the tariff plan and his successor has yet to be named.
03/06/2018
EU Raises Stakes for Trump by Aiming Levies at GOP Heartland
Tit-for-tat tariff of 25% to hit $3.5 billion of U.S. goods
03/02/2018
Tax law spurs demand for wealth management advice
This tax law change has been one reason why our firms have been having more conversations early in this year around their clients’ financial plans.
02/22/2018
How Tax Reform Affects Family Business Owners
Key considerations to discuss with your clients.
02/15/2018
Panama Papers-related searches in West Vancouver, Calgary, GTA
The CRA is pursuing additional criminal investigations relating to the Panama Papers data leak.
02/12/2018
Global Tax and Wealth Expert launches WealthAbility
WealthAbility's mission is to provide successful small business owners and investors with "Way More Money, Way Less Taxes and Financial Freedom Faster."
02/12/2018
Rogue tax official arrests show CRS risks
The arrest of seven tax officials in Argentina accused of selling data has highlighted the risks of sharing tax information globally.
02/11/2018
US Tax Reform—Changes Impacting High Net Worth Individuals
Doubling of the Gift, Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Exemptions for US Citizens and Residents
02/11/2018
Nevada trust companies growing wealth
The largest retail trust in the state is Schwab Trusts, based in Henderson, but many are much smaller.
02/02/2018
Canadian governments' revenue would soar by billions if tax evasions were stopped
“In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.”
01/31/2018
Tax Haven Giants - Switzerland and US - 'Looting' Countries
The report noted that the U.S. government operates on two fronts in relation to tax evasion
01/31/2018
Ladenburg firm shifts to greater tax emphasis, adds 5 firms with $441M
The new tax law, which President Trump signed in December, played a role in SSN’s new approach