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The Boomerang Dollar: The Reality of Shareholder Loans
The Boomerang Dollar The Reality of Shareholder Loans You learned that you cannot simply “write off” your life. So you come up
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Compliance & the CRA
The Golf Course Myth: What a “Write-Off” Actually Is
You have built the corporate bucket. If you own the company with someone else, you have signed the prenup. You have chosen
Paying Yourself
The Two Faucets: Salary and Dividends
You have built the corporate bucket. You have signed the prenup. Now you need to buy groceries. This is where one of
Starting & Structuring
The Prenup: Why Business Partners Need a Shareholders’ Agreement
A business partnership is, in every practical sense, a marriage. When you first go into business with someone, you are in the
Starting & Structuring
Building the Bucket: The Mechanics of Incorporating
Understanding the concept of how the bucket works to help you control the timing of taxation is one thing. Actually putting it
Starting & Structuring
The Bucket (When to Incorporate)
A corporation isn't a magic trick that makes taxes disappear. It's simply a tool that decides when you
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