Author Archive: Chaim Wigoda

Israeli tax rates: higher than Canadian?

Canada, Commentary, Education, Israel, Opinion | February 11, 2013

Are Israeli tax rates higher than Canadian tax rates? Does Israel tax on worldwide income similar to Canada? Before 2003, Israel taxed its residents on a territorial...

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Can aliyah affect life insurance?

Business, Canada, Commentary, Israel, Opinion, Personal | January 15, 2013

Since your RRSP has a long-term role in your overall planning, it is important to know how Canada and Israel will tax it after Aliyah. The same is true for life...

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When making Aliyah, what happens to my RRSPs?

Canada, Commentary, Israel, Opinion | November 6, 2012

After the summer and the High Holy days the topic of Aliyah is back on the table. Previously, I discussed issues concerning your principal residence – if you sell...

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What about your home after you become a non-resident?

Canada, Commentary, Israel, Opinion | March 26, 2012

In the previous article, I discussed ongoing active Canadian income taxes after Aliyah. For those who will continue to own and operate a Canadian company or will...

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Even non-resident Canadians can be subject to tax, if they don’t plan properly

Canada, Commentary, Israel, News, Opinion | March 6, 2012

In my previous article, I discussed the need to plan for Canadian departure taxes to benefit from the Israeli 10-year tax holiday. Once that is done, an oleh chadash...

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