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Intergenerational Business Transfers – Tax Considerations

Understanding Tax Implications for Family Business Transfers in Canada.

Created byAlex Garber
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(295 reviews)
IntermediateUpdated Oct 27, 2024
Intergenerational Business Transfers – Tax Considerations

What You'll Learn

check_circleIdentify and differentiate the tax considerations of various Canadian business structures in family transfers.
check_circleExplore effective methods for transferring a family business to related owners.
check_circleAnalyze tax implications of gifts, sales, and share transfers for both sellers and buyers.
check_circleReview changes to Section 84.1, including amendments by Bill C-208 and updates effective January 1, 2024.

About This Course

For many family businesses, the eventual retirement of its founder(s) often results in the transfer of the business to another—usually younger—owner within the family. In this course, we will examine the tax implications and various other considerations relevant when a family business is transferred to another related owner.

Topics Covered:

  • Different business structures in Canada
  • Potential methods of transferring a family business to another family member
  • Gift, sale, and transfer of shares—tax implications to seller and buyer
  • Example scenario to illustrate application
  • Section 84.1 – review of technical rules (prior to June 2021)
  • Bill C-208 amendments to section 84.1 – review of technical rules (from June 2021 through December 2023)
  • Further changes to section 84.1 – review of technical rules (effective January 1, 2024)

Your Instructor

Alex Garber
Alex Garber

Educator and Tax Advisor

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Alex Garber, CPA, CA, MTax has been working in public accounting since 2004, focusing primarily on income taxation for Canadian owner-managed businesses and their shareholders. Alex presents PD seminars for CPA Ontario and facilitates at the CPA Canada In-Depth Tax Program. Alex is also a faculty member at the Schulich School of Business, York University, where he teaches income taxation at both undergraduate and master's levels. Alex started his career with Deloitte and Touche LLP in Toronto. He is currently an independent tax advisor, assisting various clients, sole-practitioners and CPA firms in Ontario.

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