Tax Planning

Tax Planning

As tax season wraps up, many farmers are asking the same question—could this have been planned better? Many farmers only discover tax problems after the year is already over. With fluctuating income, farmers don’t get the luxury of steady paycheques. That makes...
The Estate Freeze

The Estate Freeze

You may have heard about a farm estate freeze before, but you don’t really know what it is. In a typical farm corporation, the value of the shares grows as the land and equipment appreciate. An estate freeze “freezes” the value of the shareholders at its current Fair...
Fair is not always Equal

Fair is not always Equal

You have probably heard “fair isn’t always equal”, but when I’m sitting across from a farm family planning their legacy. I often have to flip those words because the hard truth is “equal is not always fair”. What I mean by this is say you have three children with one...