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Alexander Marino is quoted in an article titled “Trump bump: U.S. citizenship renunciation inquiries surge in Canada, lawyers say” on CBC News, January 28, 2025.

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Alexander Marino is quoted in an article titled “‘Scary’: Why US expats are tossing their citizenships – and it’s not just Trump” in The Sydney Morning Herald, November 1, 2024

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Kenneth Keung is quoted in the Investment Executive article titled “Quirk in capital gains tax rules raises risks for incorporated clients,” published on July 24, 2024.

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Kenneth Keung is quoted in the Investment Executive article titled “How should trusts flow out capital gains to beneficiaries in 2024?”, July 5, 2024.

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Kim G C Moody, Kenneth Keung, and Christopher Ellett are quoted in the Investment Executive article titled “When is the latest clients can sell assets prior to June 25?”, published on May 17, 2024.

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Tax Content in the Speech from the Throne, Sept. 2020

On September 23, 2020, the speech from the throne gave strong signals about where the government is headed. Listen to the latest episode of the TaxBreaks Podcast for our insights and dissection.

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In the Know: US Social Security Numbers and Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers

When dealing with the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS), banking, credit, buying or renting property, or working in the US, you may quickly find that you are asked for a Social Security Number (SSN) or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN). While the SSN and ITIN can both be utilized for tax filings with the IRS, they are not the same and have different eligibility requirements and application processes.

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Here Comes the CEWS Audits

Today is the six month anniversary of the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) program, so there’s no surprise that the CRA is getting serious about enforcement.

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Changes to the Canadian Principal Residence Exemption – Part Two

Our firm’s earlier blog and podcast on possible changes to the Canadian principal residence exemption generated a…

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Notable Fee Increases at US Citizenship & Immigration Services

Money, money, money . . . it’s going to cost you. In August, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a final rule that includes significant changes to the fee schedule for US Citizenship & Services (USCIS).

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Changes Coming to the Canadian Principal Residence Exemption?

Are we about to see the long-standing sacred cow of Canadian tax – the Canadian principal residence exemption – be significantly modified? Perhaps. Politically, it might be a tough sell for any governing party if their voter base views such changes negatively but the time for change might be ripe. 

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Alexander Marino is quoted in an article titled “Trump bump: U.S. citizenship renunciation inquiries surge in Canada, lawyers say” on CBC News, January 28, 2025.

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Alexander Marino is quoted in an article titled “‘Scary’: Why US expats are tossing their citizenships – and it’s not just Trump” in The Sydney Morning Herald, November 1, 2024

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Kenneth Keung is quoted in the Investment Executive article titled “Quirk in capital gains tax rules raises risks for incorporated clients,” published on July 24, 2024.

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Kenneth Keung is quoted in the Investment Executive article titled “How should trusts flow out capital gains to beneficiaries in 2024?”, July 5, 2024.

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Kim G C Moody, Kenneth Keung, and Christopher Ellett are quoted in the Investment Executive article titled “When is the latest clients can sell assets prior to June 25?”, published on May 17, 2024.