The tax consequences of investing with stock options on capital account are complex in comparison to directly investing in stocks.  The tax treatment is as widely varied as the different combinations of opening options transactions (buying/selling put/call options) and closing transactions (the options can expire, can be exercised, or can be bought/sold to close).  When […]

The superficial loss rule defines certain circumstances when capital losses are denied.  The details of the superficial loss rule are discussed here: What Is the Superficial Loss Rule? Here we’ll expand on the superficial loss rule by discussing some cases when a loss can be partially denied instead of being denied in full. When the […]

Charitable donations can be made not only in the form of cash, but can also be made as in-kind contributions of property.  When an in-kind contribution consists of publicly traded shares, mutual funds or bonds, any capital gains realized are eligible for an inclusion rate of zero.  This means that a donor can avoid playing […]

In order to accurately calculate adjusted cost base and capital gains a complete history of all transactions is required, including not only purchases and sales, but also reinvested distributions, return of capital, phantom distributions, and splits.  A common and unfortunately occurrence is when a Canadian investor has owned a security for a long time, has […]