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Activity 3 Quantitative Analysis (60 minutes) Twenty-five years ago, Angelo and Fred started their own consulting company, XYZ Co. Angelo, who is 55, retired from
Activity 3 Quantitative Analysis (60 minutes)
Twenty-five years ago, Angelo and Fred started their own consulting company, XYZ Co. Angelo, who is 55, retired from the business on December31, 2020. He and his wife plan to travel throughout Canada during retirement.
It is now January5, 2021. Fred would like to purchase Angelo's 50% share of XYZ.
Earnings have been stable over the past 10 years, and Fred and Angelo have agreed to a purchase price of three times the prior year's earnings after tax. Since Angelo's wife already has a trip booked for early February, both Fred and Angelo would like to have the transaction wrapped up as quickly as possible. They have asked you, CPA, to review the attached income statement and notes and provide an estimate of XYZ's federal income tax expense for 2020 and let them know if they need to pay any further instalments to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).
Fred does not anticipate having the cash resources to complete the purchase and is concerned about his ability to pay the debt service costs if he has to borrow money to purchase Angelo's shares. As the two men are friends, Fred would like to structure the purchase so that it provides the optimal tax advantage to Angelo.
Fred has heard about the capital gains exemption and wonders whether it could be applied to this transaction. Neither Angelo nor Fred has disposed of any capital properties in the past. XYZ only holds assets that are essential to the operation of the business.
In addition to your tax estimate, they would also like you to provide a memo providing advice on how to structure this transaction.
Appendix I
XYZ Co. draft financial statements
Draft unaudited statement of earnings
For the year ending December31
2020
Revenue$449,000
Expenses
Salaries and wages120,478
Utilities13,325
Insurance4,666
Travel and conferences18,270
Repairs and maintenance19,565
Miscellaneous29,114
Professional fees24,387
Amortization 11,500
Interest expense1,687
Meals and entertainment6,859
Golf membership3,478
Total expenses253,329
Income before taxes$195,671
Notes:
1.XYZ had made investments in equipment to support their business. At December31, 2019, the equipment had an undepreciated capital cost of $78,000 in Class 8.
2.Interest was incurred in 2020 because XYZ didn't file its 2019 tax return until August 2020. As there was a small balance owing, the CRA assessed interest and penalties of $1,687.
3.XYZ qualifies for the small business deduction and has a tax rate of 9%.
4.During the year, XYZ made tax instalments of $28,000 to the CRA.
Required:
Document your memo for Activity 3
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