What Are Crypto/Digital Assets And How Can They Be Taxed?
Thinking about buying or selling digital, or “cryptographic” assets such as Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies? Does your business already deal in digital assets? Regardless of whether you’re an investor or…
Tools to Minimize Taxes in Estate Planning: Why Using a Will is not Always the Best Option
There are many tools that can be used to minimize the MANY taxes that can impact how much your beneficiaries actually get after your death. For example, Joint Tenancy on Real Property is often used as an estate…
Can I make a Will when I don’t have any family in Canada?
If you live in Canada and hold things like bank accounts, real estate, investments or other valuable property, it is important to have a will. A will allows a trusted friend or relative (the Executor) know how you want…
The Lay-offs are Coming! How to Deal with Dismissal or Termination in a Recession
Canada has experienced incredible economic growth over the last decade. That growth may now be coming to a slowdown, and if some of the major bank analysts and economists are right, Canada is heading into…
Blockchain Year in Review: The Late, but not great, 2018
As the sun sets on 2018, I hear echoes of what optimists have been saying about cryptocurrencies over the past several years, that they are to blockchain what email is to the internet: the first use…
Cryptocurrency regulation in Canada: Hurry up and…wait.
In Canada, as in other jurisdictions, the approach regulators are taking to the cryptocurrency environment has been highly criticized for being slow to adapt. As with any new and emerging technology there…
5 Reasons Why Your Corporation Needs a Shareholder Agreement
Starting a business can be risky, but when you have a dream, a plan and goals, optimism cuts through the anxiety that risk can bring. That optimism though also blinds people to the risks that may come if…
Should children have their own lawyers in family law disputes?
Most people would not expect young children to hire a lawyer. Children have more important things to do, like play with their friends, enjoy their childhood and make sure their homework is done. Unfortunately, the…
Crypto Law Update: Securities and AML Regulators Make a Statement!
Creating a successful cryptocurrency start-up is hard, time consuming work. Starting a business requires a business plan and market analysis to ensure that there is demand, organization, and cash flow. One thing…