2,121 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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When a Canadian resident dies, Canada taxes every dollar of unrealized capital gain as if the person sold everything the day before death.
Cross-BorderIf your income tax returns were filed on time and the only thing missing is a form, one for your Canadian corporation, your TFSA.
US TaxHow associate dentist pay works, from daily rates to production percentages, and how the buy-in that often follows is valued, structured, and taxed.
US TaxThe dental service organization, or DSO, is one of the most consequential structural shifts in the dental industry. Covers key rules, filing requirements,.
US TaxDental practices often pay temp hygienists on a 1099, but the IRS and state agencies scrutinize these arrangements. Covers IRS classification tests, Form.
US TaxDental practices run on unique metrics: overhead percentage, production per hour, collection rate, and hygiene ratio. Covers essential practices, software.
US TaxThe entity structure a dentist picks affects self-employment tax, liability, associate buy-ins, and sale value. Compare LLC, S-Corp, and sole.
US TaxA dental practice carries more insurance lines than almost any other small business its size: malpractice, general liability, workers' compensation.
US TaxA dentist over 45 with steady profit can stack a cash balance plan on a 401(k) and commonly put in $200,000 to $300,000 a year. Staff get a contribution too.
US TaxA de novo dental practice deducts startup costs under IRC 195 and equipment under MACRS, but an acquisition splits the price into seven classes under IRC 1060.
US TaxNearly every dental practice cost is deductible; equipment comes off in year one through Section 179 (up to $2,500,000 for 2026) or 100% bonus.
US TaxA dental practice sells as assets, and the split on Form 8594 decides the tax: goodwill is capital gain to the seller. Covers key rules, filing.
Canadian TaxThen, when the estate redeems or sells those shares back to the corporation, subsection 84(2) converts the redemption proceeds into a deemed dividend.
Cross-BorderIf you're the executor (or liquidator, in Quebec) of a cross-border estate, you've inherited a job with personal financial risk.
Cross-BorderThe two regimes look alike from a distance and behave very differently up close, and the difference is where the money is lost.
US TaxThe FICA tip credit is a dollar-for-dollar federal income tax credit available to food and beverage establishments for the employer share of FICA taxes.
Cross-BorderCost segregation on a vacation rental triggers IRC 1245 ordinary recapture on sale, and FIRPTA withholding at closing may not cover the actual tax bill.
US TaxFlipping houses makes you a dealer in the IRS's eyes, meaning ordinary income rates, self-employment tax, UNICAP on rehab costs, and no 1031 exchange.
Cross-BorderA Canadian dies owning a Florida condo and a brokerage account holding US shares. Nine months later the IRS expects a return.
US TaxFranchise bookkeeping must satisfy franchisor audit rights and reconcile royalties to POS data. How to set up the chart of accounts correctly.
US TaxEvery franchise agreement has an end date. Whether you're fifteen years into a twenty-year term and starting to think about what comes next.
US TaxThe Franchise Disclosure Document contains raw financial data that determines your cost structure, deduction schedule, and capital expenditure plan.
US TaxYou paid $45,000 to open a franchise. You wrote the check, signed the agreement, and started building out the location. Covers industry-specific.
US TaxThe moment a franchisee signs a second franchise agreement, the tax picture changes in ways that a single-unit operator never has to think.