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08/31/2026

Everything your Canadian business needs, all under one platform. From bookkeeping and payroll to accounting and tax support, Finnection helps keep your finances organized, compliant and ready for growth.

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08/31/2026

Tax Chronicles | Season 1
Maple Monday 🍁

Not all dividends are equal once the money leaves the corporation.

Did you know
Eligible and non-eligible dividends do not produce the same personal tax outcome. Eligible dividends are generally connected to income taxed at higher corporate rates, while non-eligible dividends are usually linked to income taxed at lower small-business corporate rates.

What it means for you
This is one of the most misunderstood parts of owner-manager compensation because people often think of “dividends” as one category. They are not. The dividend type depends on how the underlying income was taxed inside the corporation, and that directly affects personal tax when the dividend is paid out. That means a lower corporate tax result inside the company can later be matched with a higher personal tax result on extraction, while income taxed more heavily in the company may produce more favourable personal treatment later. Looking only at one level — corporate or personal — rarely gives the full answer. The real planning issue is how both layers interact.

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08/29/2026

Tax Chronicles | Season 1
States Saturday 🇺🇸

Did you know
An S corporation election is generally due by March 15 for that tax year, but late-election relief may be available in some cases — including a relief window described in your draft as 3 years and 75 days if the conditions are met.

What it means for you
Timing matters a lot here because a missed election can delay the intended tax treatment into a future year. That is why many founders assume the opportunity is gone once March 15 passes. But in some cases, the tax system provides a path to late relief if the facts support it. The problem is that people often do one of two things: they either miss the deadline and assume it is over, or they rely on late relief without checking whether the company really qualifies. Both approaches can create unnecessary mistakes. For growing business owners, this is one of those rules where the deadline is important — but understanding the recovery options can be just as valuable.

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08/26/2026

Tax Chronicles | Season 1
Worldview Wednesday 🌎

A TFSA that is tax-free in Canada can become both a tax and reporting problem once you are in the US system.
Did you know
The TFSA is not automatically treated by the US the way Canada treats it. Once you become a US tax resident, income and gains inside the account may no longer enjoy the same practical simplicity you are used to in Canada.
What it means for you
This is one of the most misunderstood parts of a Canada-to-US move because the TFSA feels harmless. It is familiar, widely used, and “tax-free” in Canada. But once you enter the US tax system, the account may stop being simple.
There are two separate traps here:
1) The account itself may no longer behave like a tax-free account from a US perspective
That means growth and gains inside the TFSA may still matter for US tax and reporting purposes.
2) What is inside the TFSA can create even bigger problems
If the TFSA holds Canadian mutual funds or ETFs, those holdings often raise PFIC issues from a US tax perspective. That can lead to:
• special reporting,
• complicated calculations,
• and in many cases Form 8621 filing obligations.
Even where the TFSA holds individual stocks rather than Canadian mutual funds, a sale inside the TFSA can still create a gain that may matter from a US perspective even though the sale feels tax-free in Canada.
So the trap is not just the TFSA itself — it is both:
• the account treatment
• and the investment type inside the account

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08/24/2026

Tax Chronicles | Season 1
Maple Monday 🍁

The real benefit of a corporation is often timing, not permanent tax savings.

Did you know
Earning income through a corporation often produces a timing advantage, not a permanent tax elimination. Corporate income may face a lower initial rate inside the company, but additional personal tax usually applies when funds are later withdrawn as salary or dividends.

What it means for you
This is one of the most important mindset corrections for owner-managers. Many people hear that corporations “pay less tax” and assume the tax savings are permanent. In reality, the advantage often comes from deferral — profits can remain inside the company for investment, operations, or growth before personal tax is triggered later on extraction. That is powerful, but only if the owner does not need all the money personally right away. If corporate profits are being fully withdrawn every year, much of the benefit disappears because the second layer of tax arrives quickly. The real value of a corporation often lies in timing, cash-flow control, and reinvestment capacity — not just the headline corporate rate.

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08/22/2026

Tax Chronicles | Season 1
States Saturday 🇺🇸

Did you know
An S corporation does not automatically create tax savings simply because the election is available. The structure becomes more valuable only once profits are high enough for the salary-versus-distribution split to produce meaningful savings.

What it means for you
This is where many founders elect too early. The tax idea sounds attractive — pay yourself a salary, take the rest as distributions, and reduce payroll tax exposure. But if profit is still low, there may not be enough room for that split to create meaningful benefit after accounting for payroll, compliance, bookkeeping, and administrative requirements. In those cases, the structure adds complexity before it adds real value. The question is not whether S corporation treatment can work — it is whether the business is actually profitable enough to support it efficiently. For some companies, the right answer is “not yet,” even if the election is technically available now.

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08/19/2026

Tax Chronicles | Season 1
Worldview Wednesday 🌎

Your Canadian corporation can become one of the most complicated parts of your US tax life the moment you move.

Did you know

Once you become a US tax resident, ownership of a Canadian corporation can trigger significant US reporting obligations — and one of the most important forms in that discussion is often Form 5471.

What it means for you

This is one of the highest-risk areas in a Canada-to-US move because many owner-managers focus on their personal move and forget that the corporation does not become neutral just because they crossed the border. A Canadian corporation may still be ordinary from a Canadian perspective, but once you are taxable in the US, the US system can require much more detailed reporting around that ownership.

That is where Form 5471 often enters the picture.

And this is not a simple disclosure form. It can be one of the most complex forms in the US international reporting system because it may require:

extensive corporate financial informationownership details

retained earnings / balance sheet information
income statement informationand detailed categorization depending on how the corporation is viewed for US purposes

The compliance burden alone can be heavy.

On top of that, if required filing is missed, the penalties can be severe. In many cases, failure to file Form 5471 can trigger a $10,000 penalty per form, per year, with additional penalties possible if the failure continues after IRS notice.

So the risk here is not just tax. It is:
major reporting complexity
expensive compliance and potentially very painful penalties
For planning insights on this subject, refer to https://finnection.com/tax-chronicles/s1/cb3

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08/17/2026

Tax Chronicles | Season 1
Maple Monday 🍁

A corporation can slowly lose access to the lower small-business rate without changing how it operates day to day.

Did you know
The Small Business Deduction applies a lower corporate tax rate to qualifying active business income, but access can be reduced or lost if the corporation has too much passive income, shares the limit with associated corporations, or operates in a way that falls outside the qualifying rules.

What it means for you
This is one of the most important corporate tax advantages in Canada, which is exactly why it should never be assumed. A lot of owner-managers get used to the lower rate and treat it as permanently available. But the deduction depends on the type of income being earned and the structure around the corporation. Passive income can reduce the available business limit. Associated companies have to share it. Certain corporations, including personal services businesses, do not qualify at all. That means a company can continue operating normally while its access to the lower rate quietly narrows in the background.

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08/15/2026

Tax Chronicles | Season 1
States Saturday 🇺🇸

A “Low Salary” in an S Corporation Can Create a Bigger Tax Problem Later

Did you know
If you operate through an S corporation, the IRS expects owner compensation to be reasonable based on the work actually performed — not simply whatever salary produces the lowest payroll tax.

What it means for you
This is one of the most common areas where tax planning crosses into audit risk. Founders often understand that S corporation distributions are not subject to the same payroll taxes as salary, which makes it tempting to keep wages artificially low. But the IRS does not evaluate salary based on your preference — it looks at your role, responsibilities, time commitment, and what someone performing similar work would reasonably be paid. As profits grow, the gap between a low salary and a high distribution pattern becomes harder to defend. If challenged, part of those distributions may be reclassified as wages, which can lead to back payroll taxes, penalties, and interest.

Planning insight
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08/12/2026

Tax Chronicles | Season 1
Worldview Wednesday 🌎

Departure Tax Can Apply Even If You Did Not Sell Anything

You can trigger Canadian tax on departure even when no asset was actually sold.

Did you know
When you leave Canada and become a non-resident, Canada can treat certain assets as though they were sold at fair market value on departure. This is the deemed disposition regime commonly referred to as departure tax.

What it means for you
This catches people off guard because they assume tax only arises if they actually liquidate investments before leaving. But the departure itself can become the tax event. If you own appreciated investments, private company shares, or other taxable property subject to the rules, you may be treated as having disposed of them even though you still hold them.
That means you may need to deal with departure reporting forms such as:
• Form T1161 — listing certain property owned when leaving Canada
• Form T1243 — reporting the deemed disposition
• and, where applicable, Form T1244 — if you elect to defer payment of departure tax by providing security to the CRA
So even if nothing was sold, the departure year can still create a real filing and tax burden.

Planning insight
For planning insights on this subject, refer to https://finnection.com/tax-chronicles/s1/cb2/

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