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May 12, 2021 3:16 am
I would like to know what are the tax implications of a corporate structure of a Canadian parent company with U.S. wholly owned subsidiary holding/investing cash at the U.S. subsidiary level?
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May 17, 2021 8:12 pm
The following are the tax implications:
- The US C-corporation (subsidiary) will pay US federal income tax at a rate of 21%, plus applicable State Income Tax on its annual profits
- If the income earned is passive in nature, then there will be a small net income inclusion for the Canadian Parent Corporation in respect of the US net passive income earned (i.e. FAPI)
- If the profits remain with the US C-corporation, then there is no further Canadian taxation (other than FAPI)
- When the US C-corporation pays a dividend to the Canadian Parent Corporation, a 5% dividend withholding tax becomes payable to the IRS. In addition, the Canadian Parent Corporation can claim a tax deduction for the dividends received.
- When the Canadian Parent Corporation pays dividends to you, those dividends will be classified as eligible dividends, which have a lower tax rate.