NEWS WATCH
Tax policy concerns persist for investors as provincial governments delay in supporting the Department of Finance proposition that dividend taxes be reduced on common equity issues. And the new Conservative government sees the federal coffers as draining with such tax reductions as GST. The lines of contention go a step further than that, however, as pending trust conversions appear to hurt provincial tax revenues.
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.