QUEBEC CITY, Sept. 28, 2017 /CNW Telbec/ - On July 18, Minister of Finance Bill Morneau announced proposed tax reform measures affecting private corporations. The measures deal with income splitting, capital gains deductions, and passive income. As specialists in integrated financial planning and portfolio management, including investment taxation, we have drafted a brief to Minister Morneau on the issue of passive income, signed by 17 professionals from our firm.
The brief objectively assesses why the proposed measures do not pass muster.
The consultation document gives the example of an entrepreneur who comes out ahead $4,885 by investing using a private corporation, but fails to mention the $6,658 in additional taxes he must pay?a tax rate equivalent to 57.7%. All figures we use come from the consultation document. Nothing is made up. We show by example that the government will lose tax revenues if it implements the proposed measures.
Taxing corporations at the highest individual tax rate is unrealistic and penalizes taxpayers. Contrary to media reports, the reform will affect entrepreneurs who earn less than $150,000.
The new measures will be hugely complex and very costly for entrepreneurs to manage.
The brief explains basic theoretical concepts, including the true nature of RRSPs, which is always a surprise to readers. These concepts help readers understand the mistakes the government is making; they show that the government is the joint owner of all taxpayer investments (TFSAs excepted), and benefits from the same returns that investors do.
Sections II-A and III-D examine certain economic aspects of interest and even explore the idea of a sovereign wealth fund.
Brassard Goulet Yargeau, services financiers intégrés is an independent firm specializing in high-end integrated financial planning, with some 45 collaborators and offices in Montreal and Quebec City. We provide financial services to entrepreneurs, professionals, high-income earners, and retirees, including investment management and taxation.
HollisWealth® is a division of Industrial Alliance Securities Inc., a member of the Canadian Investor Protection Fund and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada. Brassard Goulet Yargeau, Services financiers intégrés is a personal trade name of Éric Brassard, Miguel Yargeau, David Poliquin, Robin Lévesque, Alexandre Boivin and Sébastien Lavoie-Ramsay.
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