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- Fri, 18 May 2012 12:00:57 +0000: Sheltering a windfall - Financial Post | Business » Taxes
Eduardo Saverin is moving to Singapore to save himself millions in capital gains tax from the sale of his Facebook shares. In Canada, you just need to move to Alberta, argues Jamie Golombek
- Sat, 12 May 2012 12:00:30 +0000: Brazil counts on ruthless tax ‘lion’ to keep it afloat - Financial Post | Business » Taxes
In Brazil, groups of armed agents fly around the country by helicopter, pounding on doors and instilling fear in the hearts of those who break the law. They're not the police — they're from the tax agency
- Sat, 12 May 2012 11:00:12 +0000: Not all dividends are taxed the same - Financial Post | Business » Taxes
Dividends from non-Canadian companies are treated as foreign income and are taxed at full marginal rates
- Fri, 11 May 2012 17:55:08 +0000: Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin abandons U.S. citizenship ahead of IPO - Financial Post | Business » Taxes
Eduardo Saverin, the 30-year-old billionaire co-founder of Facebook Inc., joins a growing number of people giving up U.S. citizenship
- Mon, 07 May 2012 11:58:21 +0000: Ottawa plans to tighten tax net for foreign firms - Financial Post | Business » Taxes
The federal government has come back with new plans to tighten rules on foreign-owned companies that expand or do business outside of this country and skirt hundreds of millions of dollars a year in Canadian taxes
- Thu, 01 Mar 2012 21:04:27 +0000: Mutual funds top RRSP choice - FPL RRSP top stories
Chevreau: ETFs still much less popular than mutual funds or even GICs, according to BMO’s third annual post-RRSP-deadline study - Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:33:12 +0000: How much does retirement really cost? - FPL RRSP top stories
Most retirement planning exercises begin and end with a simple question: How much income will you need to replace after you quit work? - Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:58:42 +0000: Midnight RRSP deadline looming - FPL RRSP top stories
Chevreau: While some financial institutions will bend over backwards today and stay open till 8 pm or later, you can’t count on that so if you are making your contribution in person, best to get there before 5 p.m. - Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:10:07 +0000: RRSP deadline day is here - FPL RRSP top stories
More than half of Canadians make their contribution at the last minute. But if you can afford a lump sum payment, why not make it early rather than late, argues Jonathan Chevreau - Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:25:05 +0000: 15-year mutual fund review - FPL RRSP top stories
After 15 long and often turbulent years, Canadian equity funds ended up no further ahead than Canadian fixed-income funds, both tying at 5% in the Financial Post's annual mutual fund review
- Fri, 18 May 2012 17:18:49 +0000: Discover the right time to sell your company - FPL Entrepreneur top stories
Brad Cherniak: When is the right time to sell your company? This seemingly simple question is the most vexing one business owners face - Wed, 16 May 2012 16:23:37 +0000: How the right marketing muscle can drive your firm’s success - FPL Entrepreneur top stories
Mandy Gilbert: While marketing efforts can at times be remarkably difficult to quantify, I know from our experience that when it’s done right, it works - Tue, 15 May 2012 15:48:22 +0000: Get your ideas out into the open - FPL Entrepreneur top stories
Rick Spence: Keeping a great idea to yourself is like buying a beautiful bouquet of roses and locking it in a closet. Ideas are made to be poked, prodded and improved. Get them out in the open - Fri, 11 May 2012 20:35:56 +0000: Sweet taste of celebrity for epicurian entrepreneur - FPL Entrepreneur top stories
An email from Toronto International Film Festival organizers kicked off a marketing bounty for Joanne Schmidt's fine food company that took her from the Oscars to a promo on Walmart.com - Thu, 10 May 2012 13:46:27 +0000: Protect yourself from credit-card processing scams - FPL Entrepreneur top stories
Dan Kelly: Many small businesses fall victim to incredibly unethical players in this business — and credit card companies have done little to try to stop it
