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Archives for April 2021

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Work from home policy in the era of COVID-19

Considering Ontario’s ongoing shutdowns of non-essential businesses and the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, working from home has become common across the province and beyond. Work from home has taken off in many businesses that have never attempted to implement a work from home policy previously.

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A simple risk-driven decision technique

Even as a youth, I was told to consider my options when I was making an important decision. My parents taught me to take a piece of paper, draw a line down the middle, and write down the “pros” on one side and the “cons” on the other.

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Changing structured arrangements into reasonable person test – Part I

Recently a bill was proposed in the Senate –BILL S-222 An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (use of resources), which will eliminate the “own activities” requirement of charities and change the rules for Canadian charities working with non-charities, both in Canada and abroad.

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