Kim Moody of Moodys Private Client – a firm providing law, and cross-border tax and accounting services joins Darren on this episde.

Moody recently wrote an article in The Financial Post about the government flirting with the idea of a home equity tax, even on principal residences. Such a tax could result in an annual levy of about $10,000 for a home worth $1 million. He called that, along with the increase in the capital gains inclusion rate which has already passed into law, “really bad tax planning” based on ideology and not economics.

Tax lawyer Trevor Parry makes his second appearance on Two Way Traffic, and like the first time he doesn’t pull any punches.
On this episode, Parry says tax is the single greatest threat to capital, and that the key is how do people make money and how do they keep it. “Canadians must become financially literate,” he says. “Most people are unaware and eat the government pablum. In the end you must look out for yourself.”

Lawyers, accountants, bankers and financial advisors have their own expertise, but when it comes to seeking advice with money and assets you can’t do better than a trusted team. That's the message as Darren chats with lawyers Kevin Kirkpatrick and Azam Rajan of Bordera Tax and Immigration Law. https://bordera.ca/ They discuss the importance of seeking advice from professionals who know the deal on both sides of the border, not to mention American consultants who may not be familiar with international law, complexities in renouncing US citizenship, and the fact that many people are worth more than they realize. They also talk about the Corporate Transparency Act, a new US law that can require small businesses to report ownership information to the government with penalties starting at $10,000 US.