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【讨论】Owner-Managed Business
Owner-Managed Business-Creditor Proofing Every business owner should be concerned about creditor proofing his assets. Here are several suggestions to consider: 1.) Transfer assets out of the company: . Place capital assets in a separate holding corporation so that subsequent legal claims that arise in the operating company do not affect these assets. . Lease the assets in the holding corporation back to the operating company. It may be easier to sell the operating company in the future. . Protect cash assets from potential claims. Pay tax-free dividends from the operating company to the holding company regularly. . Establish a retirement compensation arrangement (RCA). This removes funds from the corporation as a tax-deductible expense and places the cash into a creditor-protected Trust. 2.) Secure the business owner’s assets: . Secure the shareholder loans by establishing a general security arrangement to provide the shareholder priority over all unsecured creditors. . Transfer assets to the lower risk spouse on a rollover basis for tax purposes. If there were a future marriage breakup, this type of property would usually be equally divided between the spouses under the provincial family legislation, regardless of who owns title. . An estate freeze would transfer the future growth of the assets to other family members. . Transfer the assets into a Discretionary Family Trust to protect them from creditors. A Discretionary Family Trust permits the transferor to retain control over the assets. This would produce a taxable disposition unless the transfer is to a qualifying Spousal Trust or a Joint Partner Trust or an Alter ego trust. |
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