
In 2005, the Canadian Association of Retired Persons (CARP), otherwise known as Canada’s Association for the Fifty-Plus, did not come out with a terrible strong call for protection of income trusts against new tax. Now in 2006, seeing the consequences of new taxes on the savings of Canadians, CARP has changed its position.
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.