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Accounting for Disposition Costs in Family Law: When to Apply Sengmueller

May 25, 2021

Valuations are complicated, and valuators frequently deal with a myriad of issues. One issue that often arises when valuing a business are contingent disposition costs. ...

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Foreign Income Considerations in Income for Support Reports

May 11, 2021

Foreign Income Considerations in Income for Support Reports When determining the quantum of child support and spousal support for a non-resident of Canada, calculating each ...

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Compensation for Expropriation

May 11, 2021

Expropriation is generally recognized as a necessary part of modern government; however the exercise of that power may result in a distressing experience for the ...

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Keeping up with the Jones’ – Comparing your business to your competitors’

April 27, 2021

(Originally Posted July 16, 2018) Everyone does it.  People will try to peer into their neighbors’ yards to see what they have and what they ...

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Prince’s Estate – through the Lens of a Valuator

April 13, 2021

Valuation disputes between income tax authorities and estates can often occur in probate proceedings, which can result in hefty legal fees, accounting fees, and even ...

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Introduction to Personal Tax in Canada – Part II

March 23, 2021

(Updated with current content from our original post on March 17, 2020) In the most basic sense, taxable income is a proxy for the value ...

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Introduction to Personal Tax in Canada – Part I

March 9, 2021

(Updated with current content from our original post on March 10, 2020) Despite the recent push towards the promotion of financial literacy education in Primary ...

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Why do I Need a Valuation? Corporate Reorganization

February 23, 2021

(Originally Posted November 13, 2017) So you’ve contacted your tax advisor looking for some tax planning advice. Perhaps you want to find a more tax ...

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Pension Equalization in Boston v. Boston

February 9, 2021

I confess that there is one word which, given the choice, I would prefer not hearing in a matrimonial proceeding: ‘pension’ (Lurincic v. Lurincic, 1998) ...

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Why Do I Need a Valuation? Selling a Business

January 26, 2021

(Originally Posted December 18, 2017) As an owner of a business, chances are you’ve grown quite attached to your company. Perhaps you’ve led the business ...

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How Lifestyle Analysis Can Reveal Unreported Income

January 12, 2021

Divorce and separation proceedings are a stressful challenge, and that stress can be magnified when a spouse isn’t truthful or forthcoming with financial information regarding ...

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Is Fair Market Value the Price of the Business?

December 8, 2020

Regardless of the context in which value is determined, it is vital to recognize that there may be differences between “price” in an open market ...

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