HST, GST & PST Liability
Everyone’s a “Builder”, but what does that mean in terms of HST?
For purposes below referring to a “house” includes a condo as well. Did you know that CRA will consider you a “Builder” if:1) You are an...
Real Estate Law: Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax (GST/HST)
In the OREA standard form agreement (“OREA Agreement”), there is a blank space provided where it should be indicated whether taxes are “included in” or “in...
BUSINESS: Sole Proprietorships, Partnerships, Limited Partnerships, Limited Liability Partnerships, Corporations & Joint Ventures
The most basic form of business organization, used in a wide variety of circumstances, is called a sole proprietorship. Such organizations are relatively inexpensive to set...
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: Globalization and success will follow once the gender, racial and minority profiling is eliminated!
For long the corporate ladder has been an issue of survival of the corporate fittest, highly dominated by the white male. So much so, that the...
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: Even the best CEOs need to remember that its the path they pave for the future that will provide them with immortality, not their current presence!
How does one win an Oscar? Is George Washington considered so highly as an individual because he was the first American president or because he now...
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: Transactional versus transformational leadership, the charismatic leader.
In its earliest stages the strongest influence on a “movement” is likely to be the charismatic leader who personally symbolizes its values. At some point intellectuals...
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: Great teams build great companies that build great countries that build the world through teamwork!
The term labour movement is often applied to any organization or association of wage earners who join together to advance their common interests. It more broadly...
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: Motivate your workforce with integrity, loyalty and dedication!
A recent report suggests that corporations that provide day care to the children of their employees have significantly higher morale among personnel than corporations that do...
THE SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT: The most important agreement of your Company!
First and foremost a contract, a shareholders agreement has all the ingredients thereof, for it to be binding and legal. There is an offer and acceptance,...
PIERCING THE CORPORATE VEIL: The Doctrine of Alter Ego
I recently got a phone call from a client after he had been served with a law suit. He had entered into an agreement of purchase and...