Alexander Marino is quoted in The Guardian article:“‘I don’t want to be part of a dictatorship’: the Americans queueing up to renounce their citizenship”, April 28, 2026.
Alexander Marino was a guest on the “This is Ottawa” CBC podcast episode titled ‘I feel alienated from my U.S. identity’ on March 23, 2026.
Alexander Marino was interviewed for the CBC news story “Dual citizens weigh Trump, taxes in decision to renounce US citizenship” on March 23, 2026.
Kim GC Moody was a guest on The Current with Matt Galloway on CBC Radio, on September 22, 2025 discussing “Why can’t you get a CRA agent on the line?”
Alexander Marino appeared on CONNECT With Sarah Crosbie on Corus Radio on September 16, 2025, to discuss “Are YOU an Accidental American?”
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The demonization of small business and their advisors
On July 18, 2017, the Department of Finance released its private corporation tax “consultation” proposals with comments due no later than October 2, 2017; a mere 75 days later. When the proposals were released, I was on holidays with my family at Niagara-on-the Lake. That day, and most of my summer since, have been anything but a vacation.
Income splitting: Is it time to re-visit a 1966 Canadian tax reform idea?
On July 18, 2017, a blockbuster package of proposed tax law changes (the “proposals”) aimed at private corporations and their shareholders, was released by the Department of Finance. The proposed changes target common tax management practices available to private business owners, such as income splitting amongst family members, investing in passive assets with corporate funds, and repatriation of corporate earnings as capital gains rather than dividends.
Meeting your US filing obligations in 6 steps:
Are you a US citizen living abroad? Did you know that the US taxes on both citizenship and residency? If you’re a US citizen, you are required to file yearly tax returns with the IRS – even if you don’t live on US soil.
Understanding and complying to US tax law requirements can be daunting. Here’s a useful infographic that will point you in the right direction.
More proposed reforms to small business taxation announced
The federal government continues to implement its agenda in respect of tax changes for small and medium sized private businesses, announcing further measures to increase taxation of this vital sector of the Canadian economy. These proposals come on the heels of other measures, for example the limitations to the small business deduction, which have already increased tax complexity and compliance costs for many small business owners. These new proposals are clearly an attack on entrepreneurs. Not good.
The impact of high personal and corporate tax rates
Recently, I had the honour and pleasure of speaking at one of Canada’s premier tax and estate planning conferences. While listening to some of the sessions, a number of speakers commented on Canada’s high tax rates as well as Alberta’s tax rate increases and compared such resulting top rate (48% on ordinary income) to Ontario’s rate (almost 54% on ordinary income). It was clear from the various updates that there was little sympathy for Albertans who gripe about the large rate increases in such a short period of time given the fact that there are other provinces with higher rates. This theme irritated me for reasons I will explain.
Could the Canada Revenue Agency ruin your next trip to Vegas?
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has implemented a new policy where “accused” tax evaders are subject to fingerprinting. Although the CRA has fingerprinted some accused tax evaders in the past, this new policy appears to make the practice mandatory. CRA agents will no longer be able to exercise discretion on when to fingerprint persons. The policy requires that fingerprints be submitted to the Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC).
Alexander Marino is quoted in The Guardian article:“‘I don’t want to be part of a dictatorship’: the Americans queueing up to renounce their citizenship”, April 28, 2026.
Alexander Marino was a guest on the “This is Ottawa” CBC podcast episode titled ‘I feel alienated from my U.S. identity’ on March 23, 2026.
Alexander Marino was interviewed for the CBC news story “Dual citizens weigh Trump, taxes in decision to renounce US citizenship” on March 23, 2026.
Kim GC Moody was a guest on The Current with Matt Galloway on CBC Radio, on September 22, 2025 discussing “Why can’t you get a CRA agent on the line?”
Alexander Marino appeared on CONNECT With Sarah Crosbie on Corus Radio on September 16, 2025, to discuss “Are YOU an Accidental American?”
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