taxes

If you’ve avoided filing taxes for more than a year, the CRA penalties can be Draconian. But there is one way to avoid them

History shows that high taxes and interventionist governments are U.S. inventions, but modern politicians in Canada have perfected them, writes Mark Milke

Despite decades of tax cut rhetoric, you really can ask the rich to pay more taxes. Ontario did, and high-priced talent didn’t flee the province.

We asked economists and policy experts for what they think will be the biggest sources of economic uncertainty for Canada

Canada enjoys a large advantage in corporate tax rates compared to the United States. Under Trump, that could be about to change.

The offshore accounts behind the Panama Papers may be legal. But they’re not fair.

While it makes sense that weakened economic growth would lower government revenues, it’s getting harder to make that story fit the data

Justin Trudeau wants to raise taxes on the rich, while Tom Mulcair is aiming at corporations. So far, Stephen Harper seems to be winning the tax debate.

Maclean’s is your destination for the 2015 election. Start with our detailed primers on the campaign’s big issues, including taxes

The child tax program would simplify Canada’s unneccessarily complex tax system while at the same time making it fairer