What does it mean for private companies?

2011 Federal Budget

Yesterday's federal budget did not contain many changes for private business owners. The scheduled corporate tax rate reductions will continue and personal tax rates remain unchanged. There were a couple of positive announcements and several new measures to shut down tax loop holes or planning strategies.

Below we have highlighted some of the changes that we think will be of most interest to you. The PwC 2011 Federal Budget web page provides a more in-depth discussion of the budget. 

What do private equity investors look for in a company?

In a recent PwC survey of Canadian family businesses, we found that 33% of family business leaders who are anticipating a change of ownership plan to sell to a private equity investor.