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How to File a Section 85 Election Form 2026

Master the tax-deferred transfer of assets to a corporation. Gain the practical skills to prepare and file the Section 85 election with accuracy and confidence.

Created byJason Fleming
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BeginnerUpdated Feb 3, 2026
How to File a Section 85 Election Form 2026

What You'll Learn

check_circleIdentify eligible property for rollovers.
check_circleCalculate elected amounts to defer tax.
check_circleComplete forms T2057 and T2058 accurately.
check_circleAllocate FMV and boot correctly.
check_circleAvoid penalties by filing on time.

About This Course

This webinar explains how to file a Section 85 election, Forms T2057 and T2058. We also cover how to avoid tax when transferring assets to a company and how to incorporate a business on a tax-free rollover basis. There are lots of examples to help explain these important tax topics.

Features:

  • How individuals, corporations, trusts, and partnerships can transfer assets tax-free.
  • Administrative details such as due dates, penalties, and amending election forms.
  • The tax consequences of not transacting at fair market value (FMV).
  • Comprehensive income tax consequences to both the seller and the buyer of using Section 85, with many examples.
  • Section 84.1 anti-avoidance rules that can stop your tax plan from working.
  • How to incorporate your business on a tax-free rollover basis.
  • How to crystallize your capital gains exemption.

By the end of this course, you will possess the technical knowledge required to file Section 85 elections with confidence, ensuring compliance with the Canada Revenue Agency while optimizing tax outcomes for the transferor and the transferee corporation.

Your Instructor

Jason Fleming
Jason Fleming

CPA, CA, M.Acc

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Jason Fleming is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), Chartered Accountant (CA) with a master’s degree in accounting. Jason is an associate professor, teaching stream, at York University, previously he was a tax manager at a Big-4 accounting firm in Toronto. Jason completed the CICA’s In-Depth tax course, ranked 8th in Ontario on the UFE (the CA professional exam) and taught tax week at the ICAO's Summer School. Jason is the author of CFE Tax, 9th edition, CFE Case Writing, 3rd edition and various tax articles.

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