
Investors expressed relief as the Canadian Department of Finance put out a press release to say that, “Minister of Finance Ralph Goodale today responded to concerns regarding income trusts and other flow-through entities by announcing a reduction in personal income taxes on dividends, which will help level the playing field between corporations and income trusts.”
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.