Another study, co-authored in 2014 by Michael Wolfson, Canada's former chief statistician, found that the wealthiest Canadians disproportionately take advantage of
the preferential small business tax rate.
Trudeau's concern about the wealthy using
the preferential small business tax rate to avoid paying personal income tax is warranted.
Not exact matches
The IMF's literature review concludes that
preferential tax rates reinforce this meekness, something economists call the «
small business trap.»
Some analysts advocate a full - scale revocation of
small business tax advantages like in the U.K., while others think the existing broadly - based
small business preferential rate should be replaced with measures more targeted to start - ups and growing firms.
Although the actual formula is quite complex, the GRIP generally reflects taxable income that has not benefited from
preferential tax rates, such as the
small business rate, or from refundable dividend
tax treatment afforded to investment income earned by a CCPC.