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2019 Economic Forecast – What’s In Store For The Year Ahead?
Amongst all the merriment and festivities as 2018 wrapped up, the Richter team hosted our annual Economic Forecast event. An …

In the news | Espace | Harvey Sands and Martin Gilbert | Art of the Deal – Purchaser’s considerations and planning for the acquisition of a mixed-use commercial and residential property
By: Martin Gilbert, LL.B, Vice President, Tax Business Matter Contributor: Harvey Sands, CPA, CA, ICD, Consultant The benefits of navigating the tax …

Survey of Bank Forecasts – December
BoC turns Dovish, surveyed banks lack consensus The Bank of Canada (“BoC”) turned dovish and kept the overnight rate unchanged on …

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Survey of Bank Forecasts – November
Loonie struggles as oil weighs on Canadian economy At the time of the publication, the CAD traded at 75.86 US¢/CAD, the …

Junto Montréal
David, Board member since 2015. 1- David, can you tell us about your involvement with Junto Montréal? What made you decide …

Espace: The Internet of Everything consumes both you and your real estate business
By: Risk Performance and Technology group As originally appearing in Espace magazine Fifteen years ago, the famous French entrepreneur Benjamin Sonntag surmised …

In the news | Espace | Harvey Sands,Vincent De Angelis and Nina Vu | Taxation of tenant inducement payments; recent jurisprudence
Pay attention to tenant inducement payments (TIPs) COURT OF QUEBEC RULES THAT A TIP IS NOT A CURRENT EXPENSE AND IS …

Cameco vs. CRA tax court case: with CRA’s appeal, uncertainty remains for MNEs
As anticipated, Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) appealed the September 26th decision by the Tax Court of Canada (“TCC”) wherein Justice …