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If you carry on a farm business, and have significant income, transferring the farm business to a corporation may provide some benefits as there are tax planning opportunities which become available to you by simply incorporating.

If you carry on a business, there are many tax planning opportunities which become available to you by simply incorporating.

How can middle market leaders define digital transformation for their organization? We rescue clarity from the disruption with this guide. Find your path. Read the guide now.

Canadian agriculture is big business. There are hundreds of thousands of farms in Canada with annual cash receipts in excess of $54 billion.  

How can financial services organizations move to the cloud yet also avoid data breaches? Learn how one bank succeeded. Read the case study.

Retailers should understand these business valuation factors to help them grow or sell their retail business.

This infographic outlines 5 ways that retailers can improve the customer experience.

This guide on cybersecurity for banks and fintech helps you understand how a SOC report can protect your organization’s data. Get the full story.

​Technology is a major disruptor in the financial services sector.

Alberta-based Calvert Home Mortgage Investment Corporation is a leading private mortgage lender founded over 40 years ago.

Buying a business is rarely a straightforward decision...

Many buyers of a business understand that doing their research to ensure they pay a fair price for the business needs to be a priority.

Is it time to outsource your payroll? This infographic helps you decide. Explore the top 5 things your payroll provider can do.

The rules for charging Canadian sales tax for online sales can be tricky. This interactive map is a quick reference guide for retailers on GST, PST, and HST requirements.

Let’s take recent cannabis industry events as an example to learn from: cultivating unlicensed product leads to Health Canada involvement.

If you have an employer-provided automobile, the availability of the car is considered a taxable benefit to you.

This case study explains how a McDonald’s franchise owner used BDO’s outsourced bookkeeping to save both time and money.

An operations review can help you run a successful auto dealership. This article outlines five key elements and next steps.

M&A activity in the food and beverage (“F&B”) industry for the second quarter of 2019 remained strong, as a total of 31 deals involving a Canadian party were announced or closed during the period.

Deals involving Canadian manufacturing businesses continued to decline during the last four quarters through Q2-19.

The Retail and Consumer Business (“RCB”) industry has continued to experience a heightened volume of M&A activity in recent quarters.

Deal volumes involving Canadian technology businesses were slightly down during the last four quarters ended Q2-19 (L4Q19).

Tax Facts 2019 provides you with a summary of 2019 personal income tax rates and amounts, as well as corporate tax rates based on announcements made to July 1, 2019.

Organizations realize they can outsource certain functions, but not their fiduciary responsibility.

Québec has introduced a new QST regime that will come into effect on September 1, 2019, for suppliers who are non-residents of Québec.

As a business owner, you may have thought about selling your company as part of your long-term business strategy.

Learn how to understand the worth of your insurance brokerage, including key business valuation factors.

A dispute case between Aviva Insurance Canada and an employee receiving accident benefits highlights the importance of understanding how deductions to income replacement benefits (IRB) works.

BDO Consulting’s Technology practice, a pillar in one of Canada’s award-winning advisory firms, has been named in the Bob Scott’s Insights Top 100 VARs for 2019.

You’ve no doubt heard about the Equifax cybersecurity data breach that resulted in the theft of as many as 143 million consumers' financial and personal records.

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) often focuses its audit efforts on the real estate sector by regularly monitoring tax compliance on real estate transactions.

Intellectual property powers profits for companies around the world. How can transfer pricing help you manage the taxes?