What is it? The UHT is a new federal tax in Canada: It is an annual 1% tax on the ownership of vacant or underused housing in Canada. Anyone who files a UHT return must also pay the tax unless they qualify for an exemption. What is an affected owner? Affected owners are residential property

Everyone has an estate plan, intentionally or unintentionally.  If you intend to distribute the properties at the end of your lifetime, you can either create a will or revocable living trust and distribute all your assets. If you die with a will, it’s called testate.      If you die without a will, it’s called intestate

A land trust is a binding trust agreement between a property owner and a trustee that authorizes the trustee to hold the property with or without transferring the title and control of the property. The purpose of a land trust depends on the type of land trust. Real estate trusts — also referred to as

It is unfortunate but it seems as though small business owners never have enough time on their hands. As a result, tax planning is something that gets put on the back burner and sometimes never completed. However, tax planning quite often is an item that pays dividends down the road. Overall tax planning is a

A self-directed IRA is a type of individual retirement account that allows you to invest in assets that are off-limits for conventional IRAs. If you’d like to purchase precious metals, real estate assets or cryptocurrencies with your retirement savings, check out self-directed IRAs. Just beware that they are more complicated to manage and come with