Draft Capital Gains Legislation... what do you need to know?

What happens when two tax fanatics who are passionate about tax education get together to talk about draft tax legislation??? Check out this episode to find out!

So excited to have my friend, and fellow tax enthusiast, Henry Shew, on the podcast today to chat about the draft legislation that the Federal Government released on June 10, 2024 relating to the changes to the capital gains rules in Canada.  There are some amazing resources available which "go into the weeds" on the details of the legislation - but Henry and I wanted to go big picture for this episode.  We wanted to provide some background on how tax legislation is passed, and highlight some things you need to be aware of - here is the scoop on what we discuss:

(1) What is a "Notice of Ways and Means Motion"? (6:08)
(2) What is in the draft legislation? (10:08)
(3) What is missing from the draft legislation? (22:04)

We talk about:  

• Capital gains reserve
• The expansion of the $250K exemption to GREs and Qualified Disability Trusts 
• Applicability to alter ego trusts
• What happens if a trust or a partnership has a gain mid-way through the year, but does not allocate the gain until later in the year?
• The "averaging" rules, and the impact on the capital dividend account
• Changes (positive) to allowable business investment losses
• Some of the things that were missing...
  • why isn't this indexed to inflation?
  • There is no carry-forward of the $250K annual threshold
  • Has the government forgotten about integration?
  • AMT - lack of interaction between the changes to AMT and the new legislation

Word on the street is that supplementary draft legislation will be released by end of July which hopefully fills in some of the gaps... we will see!

RESOURCES DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE

• In case you want to read the draft legislation: https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2024/06/government-of-canada-delivering-tax-fairness-for-every-generation.html 
• Check out this great video from CBC News Explore: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6423015
• Tax Lite! https://www.taxlite.ca/ AppStore link - https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/tax-lite/id6447789656
  Google Play store link - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.taxlite.app

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Tax is complex, but it does not always have to be so complicated and shrouded in mystery. Host Amanda Doucette is a self-proclaimed foodie, spin class and Pilates enthusiast, and a tax lawyer. She fell into the practice of tax law despite having a life-long hatred of spreadsheets, math and numbers in general. Join Amanda and her guests as they unpack some serious Canadian tax topics and attempt to demystify the world of tax.