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Should You Incorporate? The Tax Chick's Practical Guide
Thinking about incorporating your business? You are not alone. It is one of the most common questions I get from entrepreneurs, professionals, and business owners. In ...
Tax Trivia Returns: Can Anyone Stump the Tax Chick?
I am joined by firm colleagues and future tax stars Nick Kane, Helia Soleimani, Frank Chou, and Savaria Sargsyan for a friendly battle of tax knowledge (and occasional...
No Voice, Big Week: STEP, Self-Care & Cross-Border Everything
After a short break to rest and recover, I am back! This episode is a quick catch-up on where I have been, what I have been working on, and what’s coming next on the ...
The Human Side of Tax: Navigating Pressure, Priorities & Practice with John Oakey
In this episode, I sit down with tax educator and industry leader John Oakey for a refreshingly non-technical conversation about life inside the tax profession. While ...
CRA Audits: What to do (and what not to panic about)!
Being audited by the CRA can feel stressful, especially with audit activity on the rise. In this episode I walk through what a CRA audit actually looks like and what t...
Season 7: Why We’re Still Talking About Tax
Season 7 of The Tax Chick Podcast is here! I started this podcast back in 2020 to help people understand the Canadian tax system in plain language. Six years later, I’...
More Than Complaints: A Candid Conversation with the Taxpayers' Ombudsperson (Part II)
This is Part 2 of a two-part conversation with François Boileau, Canada’s Taxpayer Ombudsperson. In this episode, we continue our candid discussion about fairness in t...
More Than Complaints: A Candid Conversation with the Taxpayers' Ombudsperson (Part I)
What happens when the tax system doesn’t work the way it should? Who advocates for taxpayers when service breaks down? In this special two-part episode, I sit down wi...
Season Finale! Budget breakdown and tax tea
Fall 2025 has been a busy season for tax developments! In the FINAL EPISODE of Season 6 of The Tax Chick Podcast, I share my thoughts on: - The latest Auditor General'...
Money Moves: How to Pay Yourself as a Business Owner
In this episode, I am joined by Financial Planner, Aravind, for a deep dive into one of the most common (and misunderstood) questions for incorporated business owners:...
Taxes After Death: What Every Executor Needs to Know (with special guest, Michelle Coleman)
In this episode of The Tax Chick Podcast, I am joined by my friend and fellow professional, Michelle D. Coleman, to dig into a topic that every executor needs to under...
Mini-Episode - Preview of the 2025-2026 STEP Saskatchewan Season!
If you have been listening to my podcast for a while, you will know how much I value my involvement with STEP (the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners). It is no...
So... what is estate planning anyway?
This mini-episode is inspired by one of the most common questions I get from clients and advisors alike: “What is estate planning?” We hear about it all the time, but ...
5 Years, 1 Microphone, Countless Lessons: The Tax Chick Podcast Turns Five!!
Welcome to a very special celebration episode of The Tax Chick Podcast! This week marks five whole years since I hit “publish” on my very first podcast episode. That m...
Deductions & Delusions: A Tax Trivia Showdown!
In this special (and slightly chaotic) summer edition of The Tax Chick Podcast, I am joined by summer students Frank, Blake and Tone, and articling student, Nick, for ...
Navigating Grief: Supporting Ourselves and Our Clients, with special guest, Dr. Brian Chartier
As a tax lawyer, I spend a large portion of my day discussing difficult topics with clients - including discussions of death and dying. Often, I am one of the first p...
Musings of a Tax Chick - What you need to know about Powers of Attorney
So you finished your estate planning... but do you have a Power of Attorney? Check out this mini-episode for details on: - What is a power of attorney? (2:13) - When s...
Musings of a Tax Chick - Practical issues to consider on the death of the 1st spouse
So often when completing our estate planning, we focus on what will happen when the last spouse dies. But what about after the death of the first spouse? In this epi...
Musings of a Tax Chick - Non-arm's Length Transfers and s. 160 of the Income Tax Act
Switching it up today and chatting about a very specific section of the Income Tax Act... s. 160. This section can be used to assess one person for the tax debts of a...
Musings of a Tax Chick - Unpacking Canada Revenue Agency's Informal Disclosure Guidelines
A recent LinkedIn post of mine sparked some great informal discussion about responding to CRA "proposal" letters. So, it seemed like a great topic to chat about on th...