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Digital services tax – 2024 jurisdiction activity summary
An updated version of EY’s DST jurisdiction activity summary is now available. The summary outlines the status, scope, rate, thresholds, exclusions and effective dates for 24 jurisdictions. It also includes links to relevant EY Global Tax Alerts and EY contact details.

EY’s activity summary provides the latest information correct as of April 1, 2024.

EY Climate Cash and Tax Barometer 2022
The EY Climate Cash and Tax Barometer analyzes spending by governments and businesses on policies designed to forward climate goals.

Expanded Green Tax Tracker now available
The EY Green Tax Tracker provides an overview of the sustainability incentives, carbon pricing regimes and other environmental taxes in effect in an ever-growing number of jurisdictions.

EY’s Worldwide Personal Tax and Immigration Guide 2023-24
Governments worldwide continue to reform their tax codes at a historically rapid rate. Taxpayers need a current guide, such as the Worldwide Personal Tax and Immigration Guide, in such a shifting tax landscape, especially if they are contemplating new markets. The content is straightforward. Chapter by chapter, from Albania to Zimbabwe, we summarize personal tax systems and immigration rules in more than 150 jurisdictions. The content is current as of September 1, 2023, with exceptions noted.

EY’s Worldwide Capital and Fixed Assets Guide 2024
Capital expenditures represent one of the largest items on a company’s balance sheet. This guide helps you reference key tax factors needed to better understand the complex rules relating to tax relief on capital expenditures in 30 jurisdictions and territories.

EY’s Worldwide Estate and Inheritance Tax Guide 2024
This guide summarizes the gift, estate and inheritance tax systems and describes wealth transfer planning considerations in 44 jurisdictions and territories.

Worldwide Corporate Tax Guide 2023
Governments worldwide continue to reform their tax codes at a historically rapid rate. Chapter by chapter, from Albania to Zimbabwe, this EY guide summarizes corporate tax systems in more than 150 jurisdictions.

Worldwide VAT, GST and Sales Tax Guide 2024
This guide summarizes the value-added tax (VAT), goods and services tax (GST) and sales tax systems in 150 jurisdictions, including the European Union.

Worldwide R&D Incentives Reference Guide 2024
The Worldwide R&D Incentives Reference Guide offers taxpayers the information necessary to identify and leverage opportunities to benefit from available incentives, especially relevant if they are contemplating new or expanded investments in R&D, innovation and sustainability.

Worldwide Transfer Pricing Reference Guide 2022-23
This publication is designed to help international tax executives identify transfer pricing rules, practices and approaches.

The information included in the guide covers 123 jurisdictions. It is meant to provide an overview for the covered jurisdictions regarding their transfer pricing tax laws, regulations and rulings; OECD Guidelines treatment; documentation requirements; transfer pricing returns and related-party disclosures; transfer pricing documentation and disclosure timelines; BEPS Action 13 requirements; transfer pricing methods; benchmarking requirements; transfer pricing penalties and relief from penalties; statutes of limitations on transfer pricing assessments; likelihood of transfer pricing scrutiny and related audits by the tax authorities; and opportunities for advance pricing agreements (APAs). The content for the guide is updated as of June 30, 2023.

EY Center for Board Matters
The EY Center for Board Matters supports board members in their oversight role by helping them address complex boardroom issues.

EY TradeFlash
Welcome to EY’s latest edition of TradeFlash, a companion to EY TradeWatch. This new publication provides a roundup of the latest developments in global trade around the world.

EY TradeWatch | Issue 2, 2024
EY TradeWatch outlines provides information about customs and international trade developments to help you develop strategies to manage duty costs and the risks of global trade, to improve trade compliance and to increase the operational effectiveness of international supply chains.

EY Law LLP
Our national team of highly qualified lawyers and professionals offers comprehensive tax law services, business immigration services and business law services. Serving you across borders, our sector-focused, multidisciplinary approach means we offer integrated and comprehensive advice you can trust. Visit eylaw.ca.

General counsel agenda
Our insights can help general counsels improve operations and better mitigate risk, by fostering a culture of integrity and supporting business priorities.

Focus on private business
Because we believe in the power of private mid-market companies, we invest in people, knowledge and services to help you address the unique challenges and opportunities you face in the private mid-market space. 

Focus on family enterprise
Family enterprise owners face unique challenges as they balance their ambition to grow with the effort to build the family legacy. Our experience, authority and global leadership platforms such as EY NextGen support families as they grow from generation to generation.

Online tax calculators and rates
Frequently referred to by financial planning columnists, our mobile-friendly calculators on ey.com/ca let you compare the combined federal and provincial 2023 and 2024 personal tax bills in each province and territory. The site also includes an RRSP savings calculator and personal tax rates and credits for all income levels. Our corporate tax-planning tools include federal and provincial tax rates for small business rate income, manufacturing and processing rate income, general rate income and investment income.  

EY’s Federal Income Tax Act, 2024 Edition

Now available.
Included with this edition: interactive online features and purpose notes for selected provisions. Purchase of a print book includes access to an online updated and searchable copy of the federal Income Tax Act as well as the pdf eBook. Consolidated to March 1, 2024, this edition contains amendments and proposals, including December 20, 2023 legislative proposals [2023 fall economic statement measures], Bill C-59, Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023, August 4, 2023 legislative proposals [budget 2023 and other proposals and technical amendments], and Bill C-47 (2023, c. 26), Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1.
Editors: Albert Anelli, Janette Pantry, and Linda Tang

EY’s Complete Guide to GST/HST, 2024 (32^nd) Edition

Available October 2024
Canada’s leading guide on GST/HST, including GST/HST commentary and legislation, as well as a GST‑QST comparison. Written in plain language by a team of EY indirect tax professionals, the guide is consolidated to July 1, 2024 and updated to reflect the latest changes to legislation and CRA policy.
Editors: Jadys Bourdelais, Thomas Brook, Sania Ilahi, David Douglas Robertson