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Purchase and sale of a farm

Contents
  • Introduction
  • Types of Purchase Agreements
  • Types of Security When Financing the Purchase
  • Negotiating the Terms
  • Special Considerations
  • Taxation on Purchase and Sale
  • Understanding Tax Implications
    • Ownership Structure
    • Establishing a Price and the Income Tax Consequences
      • Unanticipated Consequences
    • No Capital Gains Deduction on Equipment
    • Livestock, Crops and Supplies
    • Principal Residence
    • RRSP's
    • Retiring Allowances
    • CPP
    • Insurance
    • Donations
    • Subsequent Gifts Of Cash
  • Definitions
    • Depreciable Assets
    • Capital Cost Allowance
    • Undepreciated Capital Cost Allowance
    • Recaptured Depreciation
    • Capital Gains
    • Taxable Capital Gains
    • Eligible Capital Expenditure
    • Capital Gains Deduction
    • Qualified Farm Property
    • Family Farm Partnership
    • Family Farm Corporation
      • "Rollover" Transfer Of Property
    • Transfer of Farm Property
    • Transfer of Family Farm Partnership Interest
    • Transfer Of Shares In A Family Farm Corporation
    • Special Considerations for "Qualifying" Family Farm Corporations for the Tax Deferred Rollover
    • Definition of a Family Farm Corporation
    • Examples of Qualified Property
    • Examples of Non-Qualified Property
    • Non-Qualified Farm Assets
  • Planning Solutions
    • Buy-Sell Agreement
    • Cash to the Shareholders
    • Purifying the Company
    • Planning for a Sale
    • Replacement Property Rules
    • Reserves
  • Additional Internet Links
  • Critical Issues Checklist At A Glance
    • Purchase Agreement
    • Security
    • Negotiating Terms
    • Special Considerations
    • Taxation of Land Purchase and Sales
  • Capital Gains and Losses
    • Introduction
    • Capital Gains and Losses Defined
    • Capital Gains Exemption
    • How Do You Calculate a Capital Gain or Loss?
    • Individual Capital Gains Exemption… An Example
    • Capital Gain Reserves
    • Principal Residence Exemption
    • Special Alternatives for Farmers
    • Other Capital Gain Notes
    • Summary
    • Alternative Minimum Tax Calculation


Appendix

  • List of Revenue Canada Bulletins, Circulars and Rulings Available
  • IT-218R - Income Tax Act: Profit, Capital Gains and Losses from
    the Sale of Real Estate
  • IT-425 - Income Tax Act: Miscellaneous Farm Income
  • IT-120R4 - Principal Residence on Land Used in a Farming Business
  • How Much Debt Can you Afford When Buying Farmland
  • Establishing the Value of Land
  • Property Transfers
  • Alternative Minimum Tax
  • Taxation Series: Capital Gains and Losses
  • Taxation Series: PST/Retail Sales Tax Act - farm use equipment and other items
  • Tax Consideration on the Sale of Dairy Quota