Forget OECD tax dreams, widen GST/HST: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
Let’s get our share of global technology profits by expanding the GST/HST tax base to include digital services, writes Jack Mintz in the...
Make no mistake, housing is far from tax-free: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
Adding an income tax on top of all the other levies could make a principal residence the most heavily taxed asset in Canada,...
The tax wars to come: Jack Mintz in the National Post
Two developments took place this past week that could impact many multinational corporations in the near future, and could spark a global tax...
Now more than ever, Canada needs a statutory fiscal rule: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
Instead of having a fiscal rule that only depends on political commitment, we should make it statutory, as many countries have done. If...
Liberals about to deliver another kick in the groin to corporate Canada: Jack Mintz in Financial Post
A planned business tax grab would be harmful to our already weak Canadian investment performance, writes Jack Mintz. By Jack M. Mintz, January...
Western Canadians are paying HST on investment fees when their provinces don’t even levy that tax: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
HST on investment fees is resulting in an $800 million transfer from western provinces to the rest of Canada, writes Jack Mintz. By...
A digital-tax war is coming to a galaxy not so far, far away: Arthur Cockfield in the Globe and Mail
In an era of anti-globalization and rising nationalism, it may be difficult to get governments to call a ceasefire to the digital tax...
How Canada’s taxes compare with other OECD countries varies between singles and families: Linda Nazareth in the Globe and Mail
Tax policy is not random, but rather involves a lot of choices based on where we want to place our priorities. Looking forward...
Ottawa’s tax changes prioritize academic thought experiments over real-world business goals: Philip Cross in the Financial Post
Proposed changes to the tax code may succeed in redistributing income, writes Philip Cross, but they will fail to promote long-term economic growth....
MLI in the Ottawa Citizen: "The problem with ‘tax the rich’"
In today's Ottawa Citizen, MLI's Brian Lee Crowley makes the case that in a world of finite resources, simply taxing the rich may...
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