In the Mood With Kim G C Moody

In the Mood With Kim G C Moody

Welcome to my podcast. I’m a Canadian tax expert who has 30 years of experience at a specialist level dealing with Canada - US tax matters for the private client. I love the study of leadership. I’m passionate about entrepreneurship and how tax and economic policy impacts Canadian entrepreneurs and executives. This podcast will discuss topics relating to taxation, taxation policy, leadership, economics and the odd political comment as it relates to the previous topics.

Episodes

March 12, 2025 22 mins

In this episode, Kim G C Moody uses the famous song by the classic rock band - The WHO, “Don’t Get Fooled Again” - to discuss how taxation policy gets introduced in Canada by providing an update on the capital gains inclusion rate proposals (they are dead) and then discussing how current politics in Canada will affect the proposed solution to such issues….we need tax reform which has been proposed by The Conservative Party of Canad...

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In this episode, Kim chats with a former senior member of the Department of Finance, Tax Legislation Division, Kerry Harnish.  Kerry has a very interesting background and his contributions to Canada's taxation system are very impressive.  He retired from the Department in 2019.  During his career and after retirement, he spent significant time researching prior Supreme Court of Canada decisions as it relates to tax avoidance.  His ...
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In this episode, Kim spends some time describing some recent experiences of how poor the average Canadian’s knowledge is about finances. 

He goes further to explain why it’s important for Canadians to take this seriously (his mission for 2025 is to continue planting acorns in this area) and how that relates to the current political environment in Canada, especially with external forces like a new U.S. regime threatening to negative...

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The Canadian capital gains proposals first introduced in the April 16, 2024 federal budget are on life support because of the political chaos that Canada is currently experiencing. While the Canada Revenue Agency has a long-standing policy to administer proposed tax law, would it be appropriate for the CRA to continue doing so if an election is called knowing that there is a high probability that the proposals would not be re-intr...
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In this episode of "In The Mood With Kim G C Moody Podcast”, Kim interviews industry leading legend Paul Tompkins of Tompkins Insurance.  Paul is a Vancouver raised, Calgary born, Toronto based leader in the use of life insurance as a proper and effective tool for high / ultra high net worth families in their overall planning.  Kim dives into Paul’s legal background, the establishment of his firm, how it’s different than its compet...
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In this episode of “In The Mood With Kim G C Moody Podcast”, Kim discusses the so-called recent Christmas present handed out by the Canadian federal government: the GST / HST holiday on certain “affordability” items and the $250 cash handout scheduled to be distributed to certain Canadians in the spring of 2025.  Is it really a gift?  Or will it come with significant costs?  Short answer….it’s a costly gift that will have no linger...

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This podcast with host Kim G C Moody and guest Jack Mintz discuss the need for comprehensive tax reform in Canada. Mintz outlines the history of tax reform efforts in Canada, including the Carter report and the Mintz committee's recommendations in the 1990s. He argues that since then, Canada has implemented piecemeal changes that have increased tax system complexity and distortions, rather than undertaking meaningful reform. Mintz ...

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In this podcast, Kim G C Moody discusses the possibility of the Canadian capital gains inclusion rate increase proposals not becoming law because of an election being called before the proposals receive Royal Assent. Might that happen? Well, the chances of that are small but what should affected taxpayers do in the meantime? What will happen if the proposals never become law? Kim discusses this and more. Come along for a liste...
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Tax is complex. That’s a given. The voluminous and horrifically complex recent August 12, 2024 draft tax legislation released by the Canadian Department of Finance is continuing evidence of that. As a recent tax commentator said “complicated rules to mitigate the impact of complicated rules doesn’t do our tax system any favors”. That’s absolutely true. Notwithstanding, there is no doubt that an attempt can be made to make our ...
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In this episode, Kim follows up from a July 30, 2024 article that he wrote about in the Financial Post that discusses a taxation model that Canada should consider implementing based upon what the small country of Estonia has done with great success. Kim opens up the podcast by quickly reviewing ten poorly thought-out taxation policies implemented by Canada in the last 9 years that needs to dismissed in favor of bold change like tha...
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In this episode of In the Mood With Kim G C Moody, Kim explores the reasons why there has been a large increase in the numbers of successful CDNs leaving Canada for greener pastures. Yes, poor tax and economic policies contribute to such reasons but ultimately other reasons have more impact. Kim explores the recent history and, in particular, the messaging surrounding the attacks on successful Canadians that has contributed to th...
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In this episode, Kim G C Moody discusses whether or not Canada will introduce new forms of taxation like a wealth tax and / or a home equity tax. These are not new ideas but in light of the capital gains inclusion rate increase that came out of the 2024 CDN federal budget, it is obvious that the CDN government is in search of new taxation revenues to fund its reckless spending. Some left leaning “think-tanks” are proposing an annua...
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As of the date of the recording of this podcast, June 4, 2024, we are exactly 3 weeks away from the proposed implementation of the Canadian capital gains inclusion rate increase. What are the lessons learned so far? What should affected Canadians do or are we still “planning in the dark” without draft legislation being released to provide necessary details for the proposals? Kim muses about these and other topics as the clock ti...
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In this episode, Kim G C Moody discusses the rhetoric of “tax the rich” and having them “pay their fair share”. This old and tired line was resurrected recently in the 2024 Canadian federal budget with the budget proposal to increase the capital gains inclusion rate. Do successful Canadians already pay their “fair share” of tax? If so, how much do they pay as a percentage of the whole? Is there room for them to pay more as the ...
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In this episode, Kim G C Moody discusses the tax and economic highlights of the April 16, 2024 Canadian Federal Budget. The short story is it’s ugly…both on the economic side and tax policy measures. Kim’s taxation comments focus on the new capital gains inclusion rate increases and why the messaging and politics surrounding the June 25, 2024 implementation date are offensive. He also briefly comments on what’s not in the budget...
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The 2024 CDN Federal Budget is about a week away. In this short podcast, Kim G C Moody makes his predictions about what tax measures might show up in the Budget. Will we see personal tax rates increase? Capital gains inclusion rate increase? Alternative minimum tax amendments? New personal tax credits? Have a listen to see what Kim predicts. Happy listening!
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In this episode, recorded on March 30, 2024, Kim G C Moody discusses the “new” Canadian trust reporting rules that have turned into a debacle given the requirement to report “bare trusts” (which are normally ignored for all purposes of the Income Tax Act) that were required to report until a last minute announcement - on March 28, 2024 - by the Canada Revenue Agency that bare trusts no longer needed to file. Huh? After all that w...
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In this episode, Kim G C Moody discusses how artificial intelligence will disrupt and change the practice of taxation (and some other professions). He starts by admitting he is no expert in AI but is a curious student and is eagerly trying to keep up with the exhilarating pace of change. He answers the obvious and often asked question of whether or not AI will put tax professionals out of a job anytime soon (spoiler alert…absolute...
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In this episode, Kim G C Moody discusses the silly Canadian “flipping tax” that was introduced into Canada’s Income Tax Act effective 2023 forward. Kim explains the history of capital gains taxation, the principal residence exemption and the basics of why this new rule is completely unnecessary and duplicative. He comments on the British Columbia’s February 2024 Budget proposal that basically copies the federal “flipping” rule (w...
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In this episode, Kim G C Moody discusses the massive C$30 billion subsidies granted to Volkswagen and Stellantis by the Canadian government (that were announced in 2023) and the tax issues surrounding it. Turn out that VW and Stellantis will receive such subsidies without Canadian corporate tax! What??!! Come along for a listen as Kim explains….and how ridiculous this is for Canadians.
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