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Sale of the Family Business - Tax Considerations

In this course, we will examine the tax implications and various other considerations relevant when a family business is sold to a 3rd party.

Created byAlex Garber
4.7
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IntermediateUpdated Feb 7, 2024
Sale of the Family Business - Tax Considerations

About This Course

For many family businesses, the eventual retirement of its founder(s) often results in the sale of the business to a new (unrelated) owner.  In this course, we will examine the tax implications and various other considerations relevant when a family business is sold to a 3rd party.  

Topics covered include:

  • Different business structures in Canada
  • Two fundamental ways to sell a business
  • Preferences from both seller’s and buyer’s perspective
  • Sale of assets – tax implications to seller and buyer
  • Sale of shares – tax implications to seller and buyer
  • Definition of a CCPC – review of technical rules
  • Acquisition of Control (“AOC”) rules
  • Capital Gains Exemption – review of technical rules and case study example

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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