Jan 19, 2022
As we advised in Tax Tip 20-04 , significant additional disclosure and filing requirements for trusts were announced in the 2018 Federal Budget and are scheduled to apply for trust’s 2021 and subsequent tax years.
Both the U.S Republican House and Senate tax plans (The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, H.R. 1) propose to lower the maximum U.S. federal corporate tax rate from 35% to 20%. This U.S. Tax Tip looks at the effective overall tax rate for Canadians shareholders who are doing business in the U.S. through a U.S. subsidiary (C-corporation) of their Canadian operating company (CCPC).
This example assumes the following:
Current | Proposed | |
U.S .Taxable Income U.S. federal tax U.S. state income tax (@5%) |
$1,000 (333) (50) |
$1,000 (190) (50) |
Cash available for distribution U.S. nonresident withholding tax (@5%) |
$617 (31) |
$760 (38) |
After (U.S) tax cash in Canadian company Canadian corporate Part I tax Personal tax on dividend (@46.65%) |
$586 Nil (273) |
$722 Nil (337) |
After tax cash in shareholder’s hand Effective overall tax rate |
$313 68.7% |
$385 61.5% |
Summary
There still is no integration between the Canadian and United States tax systems. While the proposals would lower the U.S. corporate tax by some 15%, the overall impact for Canadian’s doing business through regular U.S. corporations will only drop 7.2% from 68.7% to 61.5%. Overall there is still a high total effective tax rate. If you plan on doing business in the U.S. other structures may be more tax efficient.
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The material provided in this U.S. Tax Tip is believed to be accurate and reliable as of the date of posting. Tax laws are complex and are subject to frequent change. Professional advice should always be sought before implementing any tax planning arrangements. Neither Cadesky Tax nor Cadesky U.S. Tax can accept any liability for the tax consequences that may result from acting based on the contents hereof.