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Understanding the CRA’s new trust reporting rules—including changes to bare trusts

The Canada Revenue Agency has introduced significant changes to trust reporting rules. The new rules apply to trusts with taxation years ending after December 30th, 2023. Specifically, all trusts—except where specific conditions are met—must now file an annual T3 return, along with additional beneficial ownership information (completed in Schedule 15 of the annual T3 return). […]

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No, trust reporting rules haven’t changed—yet

Canadian taxpayers would be forgiven for being at least slightly confused in recent months by the federal government’s new incoming (yet delayed) trust reporting requirements. You’ll recall that in the 2018 federal budget, Ottawa laid out plans that would require all non-resident trusts to provide additional beneficial ownership information alongside the T3 returns they are […]