by shostack | Aug 16, 2022 | Blog
The concept of an estate freeze has been the subject of considerable commentary for about 50 years, going back to when Canada first started taxing capital gains. An estate freeze is a transaction in which the owner of an asset crystallizes and fixes the value of...
by shostack | Aug 16, 2022 | Blog
Any business that has two or more shareholders or equity investors should seriously consider having a shareholder agreement to protect not only the shareholders but also the business itself. Too often, the shareholders of a start-up business are reluctant to...
by shostack | Aug 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
An estate freeze fixes the value of the asset that is frozen, such as shares of a corporation, in the hands of the owner until the time of death, allowing the freezor to calculate the expected tax liability that arises on death. A further benefit of an estate freeze...
