In 2022, Quebec’s so-called ‘welcome tax’ generated more than $1.4 billion for municipalities, with Montreal alone pulling in more than $410 million. Though it sounds like a penalty for new arrivals, its name is actually derived from former Quebec cabinet member Jean Bienvenue, who tabled the bill proposing the tax; Bienvenue’s surname translates into English as ‘welcome’. These municipal-level real estate transfer taxes can range from a few thousand to tens of thousands of dollars, and property buyers must pay within 30 days of closing their purchase.
Authors: Sam (Sunghan) Lee, Steven R. Matsunaga, Peter (Seung Hwan) Oh, Hyun A. Hong
Publication: Contemporary Accounting Research
Articles in advance – published online: January 7, 2024
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ܳٳǰ:Yuqi Han, Connie X. Mao, Hongping Tan and Chi Zhang
Publication:Contemporary Accounting Research
Articles in advance — published online: December 7, 2023
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Congratulations to Yongoh Roh,Assistant Professor in Accounting, who has beenawarded the2023-2024 FRQSC New Academics Grant(Soutien à la recherche pour la relève professorale)
“Concurrence sur le marché du travail et politique de divulgation de renseignements par les sociétés”
(“Labor Market Competition and Corporate Disclosure Policy”)
Congratulations to Seung Hwan (Peter) Oh,Assistant Professor in Accounting,awarded a 2022-2023 SSHRC Insight Development Grant
“Incentive System Design When Earnings Congruence is Low”
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Congratulations to Hongping Tan,Associate Professor in AccountingandGuang Ma, former Desautels Assistant Professor in Accounting who were awarded a 2022 SSHRC Insight Grant.
“Private Interaction with Management: Evidence from Textual Analysis of Analyst Reports”
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Congratulations toSeung Hwan (Peter) Oh, Assistant Professor in Accounting, who has been awarded the 2022-2023 FRQSC New Academics Grant(Soutien à la recherche pour la relève professorale) for his project titled“How Do You Want to Evaluate Your CEO? The Role of Subjective Evaluation when Objective Indicators Malfunction” (“Comment souhaitez-vous évaluer votre chef de la direction? Rôle de l’évaluation subjective en présence d’indicateurs objectifs inefficaces”).
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While tax policies are complicated and often seem unfair, new global solutions can both simplify how corporations pay their taxes and make payment more equitable for countries owed their share of tax revenue.