Purification for Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption

tokyo samba, tokyo southern rock, ambient trance chanson, ska liquid drum and bass · 4:56

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Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Started with a corporate maze of holdings
Mixed-use assets tangled in the web
Capital gains exemption slipping through our fingers
Time to clean the slate and reorganize instead
Purification calls for strategic splitting
Active business from the passive side
Seven-fifty thousand waits for qualified shares
But first we need to meet the tests inside

[Chorus]
Purify, organize, maximize the prize
Ninety percent test and fifty percent rule
Timing is the key that unlocks LCGE
Clean those shares and play it like a jewel
Purify, organize, crystallize your gains
Two years prior, check the income stream
Active business income needs to dominate
Living the qualifying corporation dream

[Verse 2]
Small business corporation status first to verify
Canadian-controlled throughout the time
Taxable capital under fifteen million
Keep those numbers clean and stay in line
Asset test requires examination
Ninety percent for active business use
Look back twenty-four months for the income test
Fifty percent threshold you cannot lose

[Chorus]
Purify, organize, maximize the prize
Ninety percent test and fifty percent rule
Timing is the key that unlocks LCGE
Clean those shares and play it like a jewel
Purify, organize, crystallize your gains
Two years prior, check the income stream
Active business income needs to dominate
Living the qualifying corporation dream

[Bridge]
Butterfly transactions split the corporation
Safe income distributions clear the deck
Term preferred shares and related party transfers
Every move requires a thorough check
Attribution rules and deemed dispositions
Family trust elections in the mix
Professional advice essential for the process
Get it wrong and watch your exemption slip

[Verse 3]
Holding period minimum of two years
Continuous ownership through the term
Related persons aggregated holdings
Make sure all the percentages confirm
Professional practice corporations qualify
Investment income cannot overwhelm
Calculate the cumulative totals
Keep active business at the helm

[Chorus]
Purify, organize, maximize the prize
Ninety percent test and fifty percent rule
Timing is the key that unlocks LCGE
Clean those shares and play it like a jewel
Purify, organize, crystallize your gains
Two years prior, check the income stream
Active business income needs to dominate
Living the qualifying corporation dream

[Outro]
Seven-fifty thousand lifetime shelter
Plan ahead and execute with care
Purification pays the patient planner
Qualifying shares beyond compare

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