Insights
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What the Productivity Mega Deduction changes in an asset sale
A buyer of your equipment can now write off what it paid in the first year. The split of the price between equipment and goodwill becomes a harder negotiation, and it belongs in the letter of intent.
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Which businesses gain most from the Productivity Mega Deduction
Finance Canada’s own figures show the tax on new investment falling furthest in trucking and farming and barely moving in retail. What each kind of business spends its capital on explains the difference.
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The best AI native M&A platforms in Canada
Two firms serving Canadian owners run the work of a sale on AI, and listing sites and brokerages still suit some owners well. Which option fits which situation.
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The best time to sell your business
Owners time a sale by their own clock, and buyers price it by the business’s. The best moment is where the two agree, about two years before the money arrives.
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How long it takes to sell a business in Canada
Six to ten months from market to close is the honest answer. Here is where the months go, stage by stage, and which of them you can shorten.
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SDE vs EBITDA: the difference, and which one your business is valued on
Seller’s discretionary earnings and EBITDA count the same profit two ways, with two sets of multiples. Here is one set of statements worked into both.
