Legacy Accounting LLP

09/05/2026

There is one question I think every incorporated business owner should ask their accountant:
'Do the shares of my corporation qualify for the Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption today?'

If the answer is yes, ask how that status is being monitored.

If the answer is no, ask why.

- Is excess cash creating an issue?
- Are investments or other passive assets involved?
- Does the corporation need time to satisfy a historical test?
- Is qualification even appropriate for your circumstances?

You do not need to become an expert in the technical rules.

But you should know where you stand.

Uncertainty is much easier to deal with five years before a transaction than five weeks before one.

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09/04/2026

If something unexpected happened this year, would your current corporate structure support the outcome you want?

A lot of owners tell me:
'I'm not selling my business.'

That's fine.

You do not need to be selling for succession and tax planning to matter.

Eventually every owner exits a business one way or another.

Sometimes through a sale.

Sometimes through a transfer.

And sometimes because Canadian tax rules can create a deemed disposition on death.

That is why I think about the Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption as an exit-planning tool, not just a sale-planning tool.

You may not control when the exit happens.

You can control how prepared you are when it does.

09/04/2026

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09/03/2026

Time creates options.

I keep coming back to that principle because it shows up in almost every area of succession planning.

The Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption is a good example.

Some qualification rules depend on the history of the corporation and the assets it has held over time.

If an owner waits until a Letter of Intent is sitting on the desk before asking whether the shares qualify, the planning conversation can become very different.

The best time to prepare for an unexpected offer is before you receive one.
You do not need to know exactly when you will sell.

You need enough time to preserve your options if the opportunity arrives sooner than expected.

Learn proven strategies to transition your business smoothly and protect what you’ve built for the next generation.

09/02/2026

Have you ever specifically asked your accountant whether your shares qualify?

One of the most expensive assumptions a business owner can make is:
'I have a corporation, so I get the Capital Gains Exemption when I sell.'

Not necessarily.

Qualification depends on specific rules, including the nature and history of the assets held inside the corporation.

That matters because some of those requirements cannot simply be fixed the week before closing.

The point is not to turn every owner into a tax expert.

The point is to know where you stand before you need the answer.

If your shares do not qualify today, the next question is simple:
Why?

09/01/2026

Do you know whether the shares of your corporation qualify for the LCGE today?

Simply owning an incorporated business does not automatically mean your shares qualify for the Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption.

That is one of the most important things I want business owners to understand.

The LCGE can potentially shelter a significant portion of the capital gain on qualifying shares. But there are specific rules, and some of those rules look back over time.

That means this is not something you necessarily want to start thinking about after someone has already offered to buy your business.

In Episode 11 of Legacy: The Business Succession Podcast, I look at the LCGE from a broader perspective: not simply as sale planning, but as exit planning.

Because every owner eventually exits. Sometimes through a planned sale. Sometimes through a family or management transition. And sometimes through a deemed disposition on death.

The real question is not: 'Am I selling today?'

It is: 'If something changed tomorrow, would my business be ready?'

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08/31/2026

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08/30/2026

If there's one idea I'd take away from Episode 10, it's this:
The best business sales don't start when an offer arrives.

They start years earlier.

You build a company with:
Strong management.
Transferable customer relationships.
Reliable financial information.
Documented systems.
Organized records.
And less dependence on the owner.

Then, when the right buyer eventually appears, you're negotiating from a position of preparation rather than reacting under pressure.

That's how you create options.

That's how you create leverage.

And ultimately, that's how you give yourself the best opportunity to protect the value you've spent decades building.

Next episode, we'll move even further upstream and look at what you can do years before a transition to maximize business value, reduce risk and create more options when you're eventually ready to exit.

In this episode of Legacy: The Business Succession Podcast, host Ja...