Articles: Farm Taxes

Last updated: Apr. 27, 2022 Part 4: Transitions should not occur over night Most transition plans last multiple years and often require substantial amounts of planning, conversations, thinking, restructuring and focus. Often the transition begins long before it truly begins with informal conversations in the barn or on a drive into town. Other times the transition … Read more

Last updated: Apr. 21, 2022 This case-study is a follow-up to the Transition Planning for Farmers: Diversified Operations article. From crops to biogas, how and why one farm made a drastic transformation post-transition. Gerald and Birthe Perry had always planned to retire at 60 and put the farm in the hands of their two sons, Chris … Read more

Last updated: Apr. 21, 2022 Part 3: Moving from one model of success to another Most farmers in Canada transition the farm down to another family member. Often, though, the transition needs to grow or diversify in order to maintain a new standard of profitability. When a child comes homes, and possibly brings a partner along … Read more

Last updated: Apr. 14, 2022 This case-study is a follow-up to the Transition Planning for Farmers: Tax, Finance, and Estate Planning article. Farm family makes money work for them despite challenging circumstances Editors note: the farmer case study chose to use an alias due to privacy concerns. All other details remain intact and have been independently … Read more

Last updated: Apr. 14, 2022 Part 2: Capital considerations during a farm transition As the incoming generation begins to succeed the outgoing one with farm ownership of their own, one critical piece to the puzzle are the financial, estate, and tax-related aspects. Farms are often multi-million dollar operations that have serious financial implications depending on how … Read more

Last updated: Feb. 28, 2022 The Department of Finance Canada recently announced that automobile leasing and mileage reimbursement and Capital Cost Allowance (CCA) limits have increased, as of January 1 2022.  These changes reflect recent increases in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The changes announced are summarized as follows. Capital Cost Allowance for Passenger Vehicles The before-tax … Read more

Last updated: Jan. 5, 2022 After three generations of running a maple sugar bush and custom crop farm, the Palmateer family thought they’d seen it all – then COVID-19 hit. With no in-person sap season events or annual pancake breakfast weekends to help promote their Palmateer Maple Syrup, they found themselves facing an unprecedented challenge to … Read more

Last updated: Jan. 5, 2022 Bill C-208 passed royal assent at the end of June. Since then, there has been some confusion on its application and what the legislation will and will not permit. Canada’s Finance Minister has now confirmed that the bill is federal law, but there are intentions to amend it in November of … Read more

Last updated: Jan. 5, 2022 Whether you want to shelter farm income from high personal tax rates due to increased off-farm income, or your profits surplus is beginning to go beyond your personal expenses – you may be asking yourself if your business structure needs a revamp. Back in 2016, an average of 51.71 per cent … Read more