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Category Taxes

Reporting Capital Gains (or Losses)

What are capital gains? Capital gains are the profits generated from the sale of investments such as stocks, real estate, or other type of assets. In Canada, capital gains are subject to taxation. One exception where capital gains are not…

W-8BEN form for Canadians

W-8BEN is a tax form, by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS), used to certify that one is not a resident of the United States for tax purposes. If you are a Canadian resident and hold US domiciled investments, you…

Triggering capital losses

Offsetting capital gains with capital losses Did you have a capital gain during the year (for e.g. you sold some stocks at a gain)? You can decide to sell other holdings at a loss (capital losses) to offset your capital…