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This webinar is presented by specialists from Ryan (formerly Robert Brakel & Associates), the leading tax services firm in North America.

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Winner of the 2013 Walter Owen Book Prize awarded by the Foundation for Legal Research!

Electronic Commerce and Internet Law in Canada, 2nd Edition is a definitive resource on Internet and e-commerce law from Canada’s leading IT law experts, Teresa Scassa and Michael Deturbide.

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The Canadian Legislative Pulse is the one-stop continuously updated website that is relevant for law librarians, lawyers, law students, corporate counsel, or any individual or organization requiring up-to-date information on the status of Canadian legislation. Based on the overwhelming feedback of Pulse customers, you can now track Bills and Regulations.

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The Canadian Insurance Law Reporter (current and archival) is the ultimate information resource for those who practice insurance law. This product combines two services to serve you better. You receive the full-text decisions from provincial and federal courts on insurance contracts, including life, health, accident, fire, casualty, and automobile, plus you gain access to an archive of insurance cases dating back to 1937.

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The Canadian Income Tax Research Index is an indispensable tax research tool. It gives you a comprehensive index – both topical and sectional – of analytical articles and other resources relating to federal income tax.

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Many of the laws and regulations governing health care facilities (hospitals, nursing homes, etc.) have been subject to extensive change in recent years. This Canadian Health Facilities Law Guide will keep you up-to-date by giving you the full text of statutes as well as selected regulations that relate to these facilities. To make it easy for you to use, a Topical Index, a Case Table, and Finding Lists are included. It also provides case digests with each release.

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For anyone who practices family law in Canada, this newsletter is an effective way to stay current. Canadian Family Law Matters gives you an overview of the latest developments in family law in Canada, informing you of changes to relevant legislation and providing digests of important cases from federal and provincial courts.

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The definitive work on family law in Canada, the Canadian Family Law Guide reproduces the full text of legislation, and provides you with digests of relevant recent cases.

What's New:

• New "How To Use This Concordance" page for all tables of concordance
• New Table of Concordance for "Child Protection"
• Updated Marriage and Cohabitation commentary
• Revised Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines with annotations
• New Table of Concordance for "Pension Division"
• New section with tab on Enforcement of Support in Ontario to Support
• New section with tab on Unjust Enrichment and Constructive Trust to Property with annotations
• Revised British Columbia commentary on Support

Extensive commentary is provided on issues relating to:

• Marriage and Divorce
• Spousal and Child Support
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• Family Mediation and Collaborative Practice
• Property
• Domestic Contracts
• Pensions
• Taxation

Included with your subscription is Canadian Family Law Matters, a bi-monthly newsletter that summarizes recent developments in Canadian family law from across the country.

Included with your Online subscription is the Family Law News Tracker. With the News Tracker you get notices of updates via e-mail. Your updates give you instant access to changes in the law that originate from a variety of primary and secondary sources such as press releases and cases.

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The latest information on all aspects of estate planning and related issues in Canada

To deliver the most effective tax and estate planning solutions you need the most authoritative source for information and advice, authored by leading experts in the industry. Comprehensive and easy to use, the Canadian Estate Planning Guide is a must-have tool when you need to find the right answers fast.

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• A format that is simple and easy to use, even for the tax practitioner who only occasionally works with estates
• In-depth information, analysis and detailed technical discussions for the practitioner
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• Updates on an “as the news happens” basis

This guide’s extensive coverage includes topics such as:

• Estate plans
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• Post-mortem planning
• Emigration to the U.S.
• Asset protection
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• Will planning
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• Taxation of trusts
• Beneficiaries
• Avoiding probate fees
• Creditor proofing
• Charitable donations
• U.S. estate and gift tax

• The Estate Planner monthly newsletter keeps you up-to-date on the latest
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• News Tracker brings you up-to-the-minute information on the latest tax developments. You choose the topic and how frequently you want to be updated.
• Activity logs help you keep track of time spent on research
• Access to an archive of in-depth articles on a wide variety of topics
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This service combines the benefits of the Canadian Estate Administration Guide and the Canadian Estate Planning Guide, making it the ultimate resource for estate planning and administration professionals.

Estate planning is a key growth area for tax and legal professionals. Are you taking full advantage of the opportunity? This is an invaluable resource for anyone who works in estate planning. The reason is simple. It will save you hours of research time and effort you can use to serve your clients better and grow your practice.

Authored by leading experts in the industry, current and comprehensive, you won't find a more authoritative source for information and advice on tax and estate planning.

Coverage includes:

• Estate Freezes
• Protection from Creditors
• The Pros & Cons of Alter Ego and Joint Partner Trusts
• Spousal Trusts
• Tax-Planning the Will
• Life Insurance and Registered Plan Designations
• Post-Mortem Tax Planning
• Strategies for Holding Real Property in the United States

Included with your subscription is Estate Planner, a monthly newsletter containing ongoing judicial and legislative developments affecting estate planning in Canada.

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The Canadian Estate Administration Guide is the only estate administration resource available in Canada with multi-jurisdictional coverage. It supports your practice with relevant and indexed commentary, legislation, key forms, and precedents covers a wide range of topics, from wills to funeral arrangements, to the final passing of accounts. It includes recent cases, tax case digests, relevant statutes from each jurisdiction, forms, precedents, checklists, and letters. 

Topics covered: 

• Initial Matters
• Claims Against the Estate
• Probate Practice
• Passing of Accounts
• Assets and Liabilities
• Intestate Estates
• Taxation
• Forms and Precedents
• Substitute Decisions Information
• Estate Litigation
• Estate Conveyancing

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Individuals moving between Canada and the United States face a daunting array of Canadian and U.S. tax issues, particularly when the move is due to an employment-related transfer. This book provides an overview of key taxation principles related to employment both in Canada and in the United States, and highlights the interaction between the tax laws of these two countries. For employers, this book offers practical guidance on tax issues for the purpose of managing expatriate costs, designing an effective cross-border employee relocation program and retaining key employees.

Key Topics include:

• Overview of the Canadian and U.S. personal tax systems
• Tax reimbursement programs, including sample tax equalization calculations
• Foreign tax credits and tax relief available under the Canada-U.S. tax treaty
• The implications of changes under the fifth protocol to the Canada-U.S. treaty which entered into force on December 15, 2008
• Investments in partnerships, limited liability companies, and other entities
• Taxation of artists and athletes
• Estate planning, including U.S. estate tax issues
• Executive compensation, including various types of equity compensation and long-term incentive plans available
• Expanded discussion on the U.S. deferred compensation rules 

About the Author

Benita Loughlin, CA, is a Partner in the International Executive Services practice at KPMG LLP in Vancouver, B.C. She specializes in tax planning and compliance for individuals, estates and trusts in a U.S. and cross-border context. She advises executives and their employers on tax matters related to compensation, investments, retirement plans, estate planning, and expatriation, with emphasis on employees relocating to or from other countries. The book includes contributions from KPMG International Executive Services professionals in Vancouver who specialize in helping clients manage complex personal tax issues in a cross-border environment. KPMG’s multinational corporate clients face challenges managing tax issues that affect their global workforce. Executives and employees rely on KPMG’s international tax planning to help manage their tax liabilities and maintain their global workforce.

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A concise guide to the Income Tax Act, plus relevant legislation

If your practice calls for the basics, the Canada Income Tax Guide with Income Tax Act, Regulations and Rulings has you covered. In addition to the fundamental Canada Income Tax Guide, it provides you with full text of relevant legislation, regulations, and government publications, all in one bundle.

When you’re looking for a concise treatment of Canada’s Income Tax Act, this package provides the right amount of information in the right place, and represents unbeatable tax research value.

The comprehensive guide places the emphasis on issues of most concern to practitioners, including retirement saving, pension plans, capital cost allowance, automobile benefits, support payments, small business deduction, SR&ED, and investment tax credits

The Internet version is updated semi-monthly.

Content includes:

• Commentary on the Income Tax Act compiled by Wolters Kluwer CCH analyst Robert Spenceley, and tax planning strategies by contributors from Minden Gross LLP.
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• Department of Finance comfort letters and news releases
• Canada-US and Canada-UK tax treaties
• Comprehensive set of charts and tables setting out tax rates, credits, and other useful tax information
• Former Income Tax Act
• Federal Budgets

• Tax Notes monthly newsletter to keep you current on the latest changes affecting federal income tax.
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