In the Mood With Kim G C Moody Kim G C Moody Professional Corporation

As of the date of the recording of this podcast, June 4, 2024, we are exactly 3 weeks away from the proposed implementation of the Canadian capital gains inclusion rate increase. What are the lessons learned so far? What should affected Canadians do or are we still “planning in the dark” without draft legislation being released to provide necessary details for the proposals? Kim muses about these and other topics as the clock ticks towards implantation. Happy listening!

In this episode, Kim G C Moody discusses the rhetoric of “tax the rich” and having them “pay their fair share”. This old and tired line was resurrected recently in the 2024 Canadian federal budget with the budget proposal to increase the capital gains inclusion rate. Do successful Canadians already pay their “fair share” of tax? If so, how much do they pay as a percentage of the whole? Is there room for them to pay more as the government of Canada wants them to do? What are the consequences of attacking successful Canadians? This episode discusses this and more and what Canada should do instead.

In this episode, Kim G C Moody discusses the tax and economic highlights of the April 16, 2024 Canadian Federal Budget. The short story is it’s ugly…both on the economic side and tax policy measures. Kim’s taxation comments focus on the new capital gains inclusion rate increases and why the messaging and politics surrounding the June 25, 2024 implementation date are offensive. He also briefly comments on what’s not in the budget and the introduction of the laughable new “Canadian Entrepreneur’s Incentive” and the rules surrounding entrepreneur’s transfer of shares of a corporation to a “Employee Ownership Trust”. Happy listening and speak up if you are concerned!

The 2024 CDN Federal Budget is about a week away. In this short podcast, Kim G C Moody makes his predictions about what tax measures might show up in the Budget. Will we see personal tax rates increase? Capital gains inclusion rate increase? Alternative minimum tax amendments? New personal tax credits? Have a listen to see what Kim predicts. Happy listening!

In this episode, recorded on March 30, 2024, Kim G C Moody discusses the “new” Canadian trust reporting rules that have turned into a debacle given the requirement to report “bare trusts” (which are normally ignored for all purposes of the Income Tax Act) that were required to report until a last minute announcement - on March 28, 2024 - by the Canada Revenue Agency that bare trusts no longer needed to file. Huh? After all that work and struggle by tax practitioners?? Why weren’t the concerns of Canadian tax professionals - who foreshadowed these struggles - listened to up front? Kim discusses the frustrations and lessons to be learned from this (and other recent debacles like the Underused Housing Tax and the 2017 private corporation tax proposals). It starts with respect and rebuilding “trust” amongst the tax practitioner community and government.

In this episode, Kim G C Moody discusses how artificial intelligence will disrupt and change the practice of taxation (and some other professions). He starts by admitting he is no expert in AI but is a curious student and is eagerly trying to keep up with the exhilarating pace of change. He answers the obvious and often asked question of whether or not AI will put tax professionals out of a job anytime soon (spoiler alert…absolutely not). He muses about how AI will disrupt and change how tax professionals will practice and ends the podcast with some practical suggestions on how to respond to AI.