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How to sell a business in Alberta, where the costs run lower
A sale in Alberta follows the national stages at a lower cost. The top rate on a gain is 24 percent, and a building changes hands for a registration fee in place of a transfer tax.
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How accurate are online business valuation calculators?
An instant valuation sees your industry and your size, and the rest of the price sits in your statements. This piece explains how our own quick tool works and how the range narrows as documents come in.
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How to sell a trucking company in Canada, and what it is worth
Trucking companies sell for 3.0 to 5.0 times adjusted earnings in Canada, and the fleet sets a floor under the price. How drivers and the safety rating move a buyer, and what the Mega Deduction does to trucks in an asset sale.
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Non-compete when selling a business in Canada: what holds up
Courts give a seller’s covenant more room than an employee’s, and Ontario’s ban on non-competes makes an exception for the sale of a business. The four covenants a buyer asks for, and how the payment for one is taxed.
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How to sell an accounting practice in Canada
Accounting practices in Canada are priced on fees or on adjusted earnings, and part of the price can follow the clients who stay. The retention arithmetic and the licence question, worked through for a Canadian owner.
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How to sell a business in British Columbia: PST, transfer tax and your staff
A sale in BC follows the national stages, and the province adds rules of its own. Its sales tax reaches the equipment in an asset sale, and section 97 decides who owes your employees.
