When you sell eligible capital property, you have to subtract part of the proceeds of disposition from your CEC account.
You have to do this calculation if you sold eligible capital property:
The amount you have to subtract is 75% of the total of these amounts:
There may be a negative amount (excess) in your CEC account after you subtract the required amount. In this case, you will have to include part of the negative amount in your business income.
Multiply by 2/3 the part of the negative amount in your CEC account that exceeds the annual allowances deducted. To that result, add whichever is less, the excess or annual allowances deducted. This is the amount to include in your business income.
The following example shows how to calculate the amount to include in your business income.
Example
Carol started her business on January 1, 2000, with a December 31 year-end. In 2000, Carol bought a client list for $10,000. Carol sold her business on September 1, 2006. She sold her client list for $15,000 and she does not have any other eligible capital property in her business. She deducted annual allowances each year as follows:
2000 | $ 525 |
2001 | 488 |
2002 | 454 |
2003 | 422 |
2004 | 393 |
2005 |
365
|
Total |
$ 2,647
|
The amount included in Carol's business income on line 8230, "Other income," on Form T2124 is the total of amounts A and C:
Calculation of amount A: | ||||||||
The lesser of i) or ii): | ||||||||
i) | Excess amount calculated as follows: | |||||||
Proceeds of disposition: $15,000 $15,000 × 75% |
$ | 11,250 | ||||||
Plus: total annual allowances deducted | 2,647 | |||||||
$ | 13,897 | |||||||
Minus: 75% of eligible capital expenditures $10,000 × 75% |
$ | 7,500 | ||||||
Excess amount | $ | 6,397 | i | |||||
ii) | Total annual allowances deducted | $ | 2,647 | ii | ||||
The lesser of i) or ii): | $ | 2,647 | A | |||||
Calculation of amount B: | ||||||||
Excess amount | $ | 6,397 | ||||||
Minus: total annual deductions taken | 2,647 | $ | 3,750 | B | ||||
Calculation of amount C: | ||||||||
Line B × 2/3 | $ | 2,500 | C | |||||
Line A plus line C | $ | 5,147 | ||||||
The amount to be included in Carol's business income on line 8230, "Other income," is $5,147. |