Intergenerational transfers

Intergenerational business transfers – estate planners beware

In an article written on January 10, 2023 by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB),over $2 trillion in business assets could change hands within the next decade as over three-quarters (76 per cent) of small business owners are planning to exit their business. Unfortunately, as the article points out, only one in ten business owners have a formal business succession plan in place. With the proposed amended intergenerational business transfer….

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Intergenerational business transfers

Since the introduction of the draft legislation for intergenerational business transfers (IBT) on March 28, 2023, the National tax services team at Baker Tilly Canada has reviewed the IBT rules in detail.  For a convenient summary of the proposed IBT rules, please refer to the following document prepared by the team – Genuine intergenerational transfers – comparison of the rules.  The objective of this blog is to provide an analysis….

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Business Succession Planning, Estate Planning, Succession Planning
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