Tax & Cross-Border Insights

Hiring a caregiver, nanny, housekeeper or other domestic worker can make a family an employer. Paying from a personal bank account, using cash or calling the worker an “independent contractor” does not remove payroll and employment-law obligations when the facts establish an employment relationship. High-net-worth families often have additional complexity: multiple residences, travel, live-in arrangements,

Reviewed August 2, 2026 · This checklist focuses on 2025 Canadian income tax returns filed in 2026 and on year-round records for private companies, trusts, estates and Canada–UAE files. A sophisticated tax return is not assembled from slips alone. High-net-worth families, owner-managed companies, executives, investors and internationally mobile taxpayers need a controlled process that reconciles

Reviewed August 2, 2026 · This guide addresses the rules generally applicable to 2025 Canadian personal income tax returns filed in 2026. Home-office deductions are often described as a simple percentage of household costs. In practice, the result depends on whether the taxpayer is an employee, a commissioned employee or a self-employed business owner; how