Compare business cash flow with the amounts an owner can use personally.
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What this directory covers
A business decision can affect the company, its shareholders and the timing of tax. Revenue, profit, retained corporate cash and personal after-tax income are different quantities. Comparing a salary with a dividend, for example, requires more context than a single headline rate.
Information to gather
Collect the business structure, ownership, fiscal period, income sources, expenses and the owner’s intended withdrawals. Where a question involves a corporate tax account or an election, use actual records instead of treating an estimate as the balance available for a legal distribution.
- Business structure and ownership
- Fiscal period and relevant province
- Active, investment and other income
- Expenses and existing tax-account records
- Planned owner withdrawals and timing
Important boundaries and next steps
Business structures, related entities, losses and distributions can have consequences beyond the supported calculation. A model is preparation for a conversation with a qualified professional. Use personal tax for the household side and cross-border tax when another country is involved.
Planned calculators
The pages below are published placeholders for navigation. Their calculators are still in development; none currently provides a working calculation.
- Self Employed Tax Calculator (in development)
- Self Employed vs. Incorporated (in development)
- Dividend vs. Salary Estimator (in development)
- Passive Income SBD Reduction (in development)
- LCGE Share Qualifying Diagnostic (in development)
- Section 85 Rollover Calculator (in development)
- SR&ED Tax Credit Estimator (in development)
- Loss Carryback Carryforward (in development)
- CCA Schedule Calculator (in development)
- RDTOH CDA Tracker (in development)
- Commercial Lease CAM Allocator (in development)
- Holdco Opco Dividend Flow (in development)
- Automobile Allowance vs. Actual (in development)
- Family Business Succession C208 (in development)
- Post Mortem Pipeline vs. 164 6 (in development)
- Cash vs. Reinvestment Optimizer (in development)
- Business Loan Calculator (in development)
- Profit Margin & Markup Calculator (in development)
- WACC Calculator (in development)
- Payback Period Calculator (in development)
Official reference points
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Related directories
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