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Corporate Investments – Post 2024 Budget

Capital gain planning for Canadian private corporations and their shareholders has become a more taxing math exercise post 2024 federal budget. There is plenty to consider given that capital gains earned in a corporation will have an inclusion rate of 66.67 percent versus the 50 percent inclusion rate for individuals. However, at the personal level, only the first $250K of

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Recalculating the Benefits of Incorporating a Small Canadian Business

For the past two decades, tax practitioners had little doubt that incorporating even a moderately successful business made financial sense.  The low corporate tax rate for CCPCs on the first $ 500K of corporate profit, the slight tax advantage the ineligible dividends received in the hands of the shareholders, and the tax free CDA extraction on capital gains all made

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The Costly Consequences of Pretending To Be An Incorporated Consultant

BC corporations enjoy a 11% corporate tax rate on the first $500,000 of taxable income from active business due to the small business deduction (“SBD”). Most BC incorporated businesses qualify for this tax break. In fact, many businesses structure its business affairs in ways that can take full advantage of this favourable tax treatment. Consultants Who May Not Be CRA

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