Cherry, Author at Real Estate Tax Tips

Budget 2017: What You Need to Know as Small Business Owners & Real Estate Investors

Budget 2017: What You Need to Know as Small Business Owners & Real Estate Investors

This week marked the completion of our Crossfit Open 2017. It’s my first time participating in it and it was a lot of fun. I mentioned in my last blog post that I belonged to this 18-34 age group, mixed...

March 30, 2017

Canada Pension Plan: A good or bad investment?

Other tax issues

Canada Pension Plan: A good or bad investment?

I’ve been doing cross-fit for three years on and off. I still consider myself a beginner but I have to say, I’m a more experienced beginner now than a couple years back. There’re still lots of movements that I can’t...

March 23, 2017

How to Deduct Home Office Expenses for Real Estate Investors [REVISITED with CRA latest UPDATE]

Small business and real estate

How to Deduct Home Office Expenses for Real Estate Investors [REVISITED with CRA latest UPDATE]

I’ve shared on my blogs a few times about my involvement in helping out with a charity called the Hamilton Basket Brigade. We raise money, purchase groceries and assemble them into baskets that we donate to local Hamilton families who...

March 16, 2017

5 Tips to Determine Whether You Should Setup a 3 Tiered Corporate Structure to Own Your Business & Rental Portfolio

Real estate corporations Small business and real estate

5 Tips to Determine Whether You Should Setup a 3 Tiered Corporate Structure to Own Your Business & Rental Portfolio

January came and went. So has February. For those of you who are wondering if I am still sticking with my 4:30am wake up time, it’s getting bigger and better. March and April are the busiest time of the year...

March 9, 2017

Principal residence

Another Court Case of Principal Residence Exemption Gone Wrong

Recently, we’ve got friends and families approaching us for advice on real estate investing. One of our closest relatives, a couple of two high income individuals each earning over 6 figures, asked us where they could go next. They currently...

March 2, 2017

Little Known Tax Impact of Refinancing Your Properties

Real estate investment

Little Known Tax Impact of Refinancing Your Properties

“Some people dream of success while others wake up and work hard at it” ~ Napolean Hill. Although I didn’t grow up in a wealthy family, my parents worked extremely hard to provide everything we wanted in our lives for...

February 23, 2017

How to Take Cash Out from Your Corporation and Lower Your Tax Liability?

Real estate corporations Small business and real estate

How to Take Cash Out from Your Corporation and Lower Your Tax Liability?

Happy belated Valentine’s Day to all of you. Erwin and I had a very uneventful Valentine’s day. We spent the day resting at home, trying to rest and recover from our illnesses. I got a very nice present from him...

February 16, 2017

Understanding the Pros & Cons of Different Business Structures so You Know When to Incorporate

Real estate corporations Should I incorporate?

Understanding the Pros & Cons of Different Business Structures so You Know When to Incorporate

I was up on the stage to share some tax tips with over 660 real estate investors. I have never done a presentation to 660 people before. Getting up on the stage surely makes me nervous. My goal was to...

February 9, 2017

How to Protect Your Asset Using a Corporation

Real estate corporations Repairs and maintenance Should I incorporate?

How to Protect Your Asset Using a Corporation

A Corporation is considered a separate legal entity. It files its own tax return and can operate its own business. It can also be sued. One of the main reasons why an investor would incorporate is that they are concerned...

February 2, 2017

How to Use A Corporation to Lower Your Tax Liability

Real estate corporations Real estate rant

How to Use A Corporation to Lower Your Tax Liability

One of my new values this year is to make myself happy. I love trying new things all the time. Trying new things always make me happy. So my action item is to think of something new to do every...

January 26, 2017

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