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Update: 2016 Federal Budget – Liberals drop tax proposal for employee stock options

By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on March 24, 2016 Posted in Corporate finance, Tax

Tuesday marked the release of the new Liberal government’s first budget. The budget, entitled “Growing the Middle Class”, did not contain the anticipated changes to the tax treatment of employee stock options discussed last week on Deal Law Wire. The proposed changes were first announced in the Liberal party’s election platform and would have capped … Continue reading

Will the 2016 Federal Budget contain anticipated changes to employee stock options?

By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on March 16, 2016 Posted in Employment and labour, Tax

There has been much speculation about the tax measures to be included in the new federal government’s first budget that will be presented next week, on March 22. Of particular interest to the start-up and technology communities is whether the budget will introduce changes to the tax treatment of employee stock options. The Liberal party’s … Continue reading