971 plain-English guides on cross-border moves, US and Canadian returns, and small-business money. Each one ends in what to do next, and says when a written Diagnostic is the smarter first step.
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How you hold a US vacation rental affects cost segregation, platform withholding, passive activity grouping, estate tax, and Canadian reporting.
US TaxChurches use fund accounting, not standard bookkeeping. Church accounting follows rules that apply nowhere else in the tax code.
Cross-BorderWhen both countries tax the same income and the treaty does not fix it. But some disputes cannot be resolved that way.
US TaxA contractor performs $80,000 of additional work on a project because the owner requested a scope change verbally.
US TaxConstruction contractors face unique tax rules: percentage-of-completion, UNICAP on job costs, bonus depreciation, and the 20% QBI deduction.
US TaxFor most contractors whose profit runs well past what they'd have to pay a manager to do their job, the answer is an LLC that elects S-corp tax treatment.
US TaxContractors can write off equipment in year one: Section 179 up to $2,500,000 (2025 and 2026, indexed from 2027), or 100% bonus depreciation with no cap.
US TaxBond and insurance premiums are deductible under IRC 162, and the deduction lands when the premium is paid, cash or accrual.
US TaxJob costing is the foundation of construction accounting. How to track costs by project, what the IRS requires, and how it feeds percentage-of-completion.
US TaxOne job across the state line is enough. A crew on a job site is physical presence, and the federal shield most people have heard of, P.L. 86-272.
US TaxFederal and state prevailing wage laws require above-market pay and certified payroll on public projects. How Davis-Bacon works and the tax implications.
US TaxA worker who shows up at your job site every morning, uses your materials, and takes direction from your superintendent is an employee.
US TaxCAS governs how government contractors measure, assign, and allocate costs. The Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) add a second, separate layer.
US Tax100% bonus depreciation is now permanent. A cost segregation study can reclassify 20-40% of your building into components you expense in year one.
Canadian TaxThe CRA agrees with taxpayers on objections 55% of the time, but success rates vary widely by issue type. See which disputes are worth fighting.
Canadian TaxWhen a Canadian corporation fails to remit payroll source deductions, GST/HST, or employee CPP/EI premiums, the CRA can pursue the directors personally.
Canadian TaxHow CRA installment payment arrangements work, what the CRA will accept, the interest that keeps accruing, and the consequences of missing a payment.
Canadian TaxCRA late-filing penalties for T1, T2, T1135, and information returns. How the automatic and repeated penalties work, and when the CRA will waive them.
Canadian TaxHow the CRA uses the net worth method to reassess unreported income, the common errors in its math, the burden of proof, and how to challenge it.
Canadian TaxA personal services business (PSB) reclassification is one of the most expensive things the CRA can do to a small corporation.
Canadian TaxThe CRA also reassesses under ITA 15(2) when a shareholder borrows from the corporation and does not repay within the statutory window.
Canadian TaxWhat to do when the CRA denies or reduces your SR&ED claim. The three stages of dispute, success rates at each level, and the issues reviewers target most.
Cross-BorderGive listed shares in kind, use charities recognized on both sides, and plan 2026 US returns around the 0.5% floor.
Cross-BorderOwing penalties to both the IRS and CRA at the same time. If you filed your Canadian return late, you owe the CRA a late-filing penalty.