Why Lower Corporate Tax Rates in Canada are Bad for Investors

18. April 2011 by Dan Walkow, CFA, CMT.

As mentioned in a previous post the Government of Canada has been lowering the tax rate corporations pay in Canada. This may be a function of the law of untended consequences but the result of lower corporate taxes reduces the value of the dividend tax credit Canadian investors now enjoy. The bottom line is that Canadian investors will receive less after tax income from their dividend paying stocks. Combined with low interest rates and now with reduced after tax income, the challenge for income investors becomes even more challenging. See more here.

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