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Subscribe/Update Your Information | Privacy Policy Blackberry users click here (http://www.mintzca.com/eNewsletters/Tax/Oct2007/blackberry_tax_oct2007.html) October 2007 In this issue Canada and U.S. sign new tax protocol Crystallizing your capital gains A double take on double-dips Your capital dividends may be at risk Meet Our Team What's New     Canada and U.S. sign new tax protocol After a decade of negotiation, Canada and the United States have signed a protocol amending the Canada-U.S. Income Tax Convention. Carey Singer outlines what this means for both sides of the border. Click here to read more. Crystallizing your capital gains The right time to crystallize your company's capital gains may be just around the corner — or not. Charles Fu explains that timing is everything when it comes to capital gains exemption. Click here to read more. A double take on double-dips Big changes may be afoot for Canadian multinational corporations expanding abroad. Andy Yap examines the etiquette of double-dipping when it comes to interest deductions. Click here to read more. Your capital dividends may be at risk Many business owners are misinformed as to when a capital dividend can be safely paid without challenge from the Canada Revenue Agency. Silvia Jacinto demystifies the question of statutes of limitation on capital gains treatment. Click here to read more. 1 Concorde Gate, Suite 200, North York, Ont., M3C 4G4 | www.mintzca.com Phone: (416) 391-2900 | Fax: (416) 391-2748 | E-mail: info@mintzca.com © Copyright 2007, Mintz & Partners Tax Alert is an e-newsletter written by the Tax Team of Mintz & Partners LLP. Click here to learn more about our Tax Team. The issues raised are for information purposes only. Readers are urged to contact their professional advisors before acting on the basis of the material contained herein. This office is an independently owned and operated member of the Collins Barrow National Cooperative Incorporated. The Collins Barrow trademarks are used under license. For more information about Mintz & Partners, please visit our Web site at www.mintzca.com . Return to top of the page

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