
The Canadian parliamentary finance committee announced that it will sponsor a series of public hearings and provide a platform for interest groups and financial experts to comment on a decision by federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty to impose taxes on income trusts in 2011.
iTrust Institute is studying the key features, perceived potential & benefits of income trusts starting from the premise that:
Equities managed and structured like income trusts to flow net gains through to owners by way of frequent and regular distributions of cash can offer superior rates of overall return, support market growth, enhance economic productivity and contribute to growth of the tax base with less risk than other equities given honest managers and a fully competitive market supported by open communications.
We will test this notion and explore related questions.