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Tag Archives: tax

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...

 

October 15, 2020 at 2:19 pm read more

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,...

 

September 15, 2020 at 5:30 pm read more

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...

 

June 24, 2020 at 3:03 pm read more

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...

 

June 16, 2020 at 9:45 pm read more

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...

 

January 9, 2020 at 4:21 pm read more

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...

 

December 19, 2019 at 4:10 pm read more

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...

 

March 13, 2019 at 4:22 pm read more
Linda Nazareth, educational gap

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...

 

June 14, 2018 at 3:53 pm read more
Philip Cross

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....

 

August 23, 2017 at 10:11 am read more

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...

 

June 7, 2013 at 5:22 pm read more
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