Laurie Bissonette

Even with the Canadian dollar weakening, there are still plenty of attractive real estate prices in the U.S., and many Canadians are investing there. However, if you’re thinking about buying U.S. property, it’s a good idea to factor in the U.S.

With back-to-school season upon us, some of us may be feeling the pinch as we pay tuition fees for our university or college-bound children.

If your corporation receives dividends from another corporation — even a connected or related one — you may be affected by a technical change announced in the 2015 federal budget.

While no business owner likes to see his or her business generate losses of any kind, a loss could potentially have a silver lining for tax purposes.

Many expected that this year’s federal budget — the last before the fall election — would contain some additional tax breaks and incentives for Canadians.

If you plan to sell the shares of your business in the near future, don’t forget to take advantage of the lifetime capital gains exemption — it could save you and your family members up to $200,000 in tax each, depending on your province and when the

All businesses want to grow—that is the nature of business. However, focusing all your attention on acquiring new customers may not always be the best strategy. Recent research in the U.K.

If you have a will or are a beneficiary of a will, you may be concerned about changes announced in the 2014 federal budget to limit some of the tax savings realized by certain estates.

A growing number of Canadian women are leaving the traditional workforce to join the emerging trend of female home-based entrepreneurs. Statistics Canada reports an increase in self-employed women of over 20 per cent since 2002.

For the past eight years, manufacturers in Canada have been fighting an uphill battle. From the downturn of the U.S.