Tax Effective Way To Get Money Out Of a Holding Company
Business owners who are banking on the build up of capital in an operating company to help finance retirement are paying much higher taxes than they need to. It is possible to enjoy a tax-free retirement income by setting up a holding company that tax-shelters dividends from the operating company inside a Universal Life policy. Upon retirement, that policy is used as collateral for annual loans that provide a tax-free income.
Building up retirement savings inside a Canadian controlled private operating company exposes the company to higher taxes in two ways. To begin with, all companies pay tax of about 23% on their first $200-thousand of annual profit. But if the company’s non-active business assets, such as GIC’s and other investment, ever total more than 10% of total business assets, the company loses that low tax rate and pays about 45% instead. Secondly, if non-active business income, such as the interest earned on investment, exceed 10% of business income in any year, the company will again lose the lower tax on its first $200-thousand of profit.
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