Question: The general anti - avoidance provision, GAAR, is most likely to apply to which one of the following transactions? As part of an estate freeze,

The general anti-avoidance provision, GAAR, is most likely to apply to which one of the following transactions?
As part of an estate freeze, Bill had a trust for his adult children acquire 80% of the common shares of B Ltd. Until then, Bill had owned all the shares of B Ltd., a successful grocery retail outlet. Each year B.Ltd. pays dividends to the trust which are paid to the children, all between the ages of 22 and 28. As university students, they have no other income and all work part time for the grocery store during the summer.
Sam transferred his unincorporated pizza business, on a tax-deferred basis, to a corporation, for the sole purpose of reducing tax by claiming the small business deduction.
Paul gave his son a gift of $10,000 and the son invested it in dividend-paying shares. His son does not pay tax on the dividend income as he is a 19-year-old student with little other income. Paul will celebrate his 65th birthday two years after his son graduates. It is anticipated that Paul will receive a birthday gift of $10,000 from his son at that time.
Mary owns all the shares of M Ltd., a CCPC that carries on an active business. For M Ltd.'s taxation year ended june 30,2024, Mary accrued herself a bonus of $700,000 that reduced M Ltd.'s taxable income to $300,000.

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