You graduate and decide you will start a consulting business out of your home. To perform the basic analysis needed for your field, you need to purchase testing equipment. The seller has 2 prices, one for incorporated businesses ($25,000) and one for individuals ($20,000). The salvage value of this equipment after 4 years is predicted to be $10,000 in both cases. You and your partner are debating whether it is better to pay the higher purchase price and be able to depreciate the asset at a CCA rate of 30%, with the corporate tax rate of 40% OR to just keep them as a personal asset, with a sales tax rate of 10% at the time of sale. If we ignore the big picture arguments to be made here, what are the tax implications involved with each purchase/ sale option?
You graduate and decide you will start a consulting business out of your home. To perform the basic analysis needed for your field, you need to purchase testing equipment. The seller has 2 prices, one for incorporated businesses ($25,000) and one for individuals ($20,000). The salvage value of this equipment after 4 years is predicted to be $10,000 in both cases. You and your partner are debating whether it is better to pay the higher purchase price and be able to
Step by step
Solved in 3 steps
