by Alina Nikolaeva Vancouver Tax Corporate Commercial Lawyer There are two regimes of vacancy tax that apply to under-utilized residential properties in BC, one applies to taxable regions across BC,...
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Taxes paid benefit all Canadians The quality of life that all Canadians enjoy is supported by the taxes all Canadians pay, which help to fund programs and services such as...
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Registered Disability Savings Plan by Alina K. Nikolaeva Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) is a long-term savings plan intended to help Canadians with severe and prolonged disabilities and their families save...
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ADDITIONAL PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX FOR FOREIGN ENTITIES AND TAXABLE TRUSTEES by Alina K. Nikolaeva In addition to the property transfer tax, if you're a: foreign national - A person...
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There are, generally, three options for the sale of a business – corporate reorganization, share sale and assets sale. Assuming that your business grew from the nominal value to its...
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General Shares are usually a capital property of the shareholder and their sale results in a capital gain or a capital loss, depending on whether they appreciated or depreciated in...
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Incentive Investment Capital programs in British Columbia PART IV (see part I, PART II and Part III for applicable definitions) by Alina V. Nikolaeva Labor Sponsored Investment Fund Another way...
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Incentive Investment Capital programs in British Columbia PART III (see part I and PART II for applicable definitions) by Alina V. Nikolaeva Employee Share Ownership Programs Employee Share Ownership Program (“ESOP”)...
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PART II (see part I for applicable definitions) by Alina V. Nikolaeva Venture Capital Programs These programs encourage investors to make equity capital investments in BC small businesses that will...
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INCENTIVE INVESTMENT CAPITAL PROGRAMS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA PART I This is the first installment of the paper. It contains short description of each program and appendix with definitions that will...
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