REIT Taxation
The following post is written by Brian So, an insurance advisor and blogger at briansoinsurance.com.
Introduction to REITs
REITs, also known as Real Estate Investment Trusts, are publicly listed companies that own income-producing real estate. Their assets include hotels, shopping malls, office buildings and apartments. Originally created in 1960 by the United States, REITs have spread worldwide and have a strong presence in Canada as well. In order to qualify as a REIT (in Canada), at least 95% ...
MLP Taxation in Canadian Accounts
The following post is written by Brian So, an insurance advisor and blogger at briansoinsurance.com.
Introduction to MLPs
Master Limited Partnerships, or MLPs, are publicly traded investment partnerships based in the U.S. They combine the liquidity of a publicly traded company with the tax efficiency of limited partnerships. The business is structured with a general partner in charge of operations, and limited partners providing the capital. Units of the partnership represent the limited partner’s ...
In What Account Should Canadians Hold International (Non U.S.) Dividend Stocks?
The following post is written by Brian So, an insurance advisor and blogger at briansoinsurance.com.
Since my last post generated a lot of interesting discussions on which account to hold US stocks and ETFs, I’ll follow it up with a post on the impact of withholding taxes of holding (non-US) international dividend stocks in different accounts.
Canada does not just have tax treaties with the US with respect to dividends paid to Canadians from US stocks. We also have tax treaties with 89 other countries ...
In What Account Should Canadians Hold U.S. Dividend Stocks?
The following post is written by Brian So, an insurance advisor and blogger at briansoinsurance.com.
Hi everyone, this is my first of hopefully many posts on the Dividend Ninja. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Brian So and I have been working with my dad in the financial industry for about 2 years, and helping people with their financial goals. I’ve found my work to be very rewarding and I want to share some of my knowledge with more people. What better way to do this than to guest ...
