Holding commercial real estate: in which entity?
Incorporate your Mont-Laurier business from $999, fees included. Should your building be held inside the corporation? Reviewed by Quebec lawyers.
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Mont-Laurier: service hub for a vast territory
Mont-Laurier serves a wide territory in the Upper Laurentians, with forestry and wood processing, agriculture, construction, retail and health and education services. Many businesses own their building rather than lease, given limited commercial rental supply.
That raises a structural question: in which entity should the building be held?
Three options, three risk profiles
Holding the building personally and leasing it to your corporation is common. Rent becomes a deductible expense for the business and income for you. The building escapes commercial risk, but stays in your personal assets with the tax consequences that entails.
Holding the building in the operating company is simplest, but riskiest: if the operation faces a major problem, the building sits among the exposed assets.
Holding it in a separate company is the most protective arrangement, but adds an entity to maintain. It is justified mainly when the building's value is significant relative to the business.
Each option carries significant tax consequences, notably on resale. The choice is made with an accountant, ideally before acquisition.
Online incorporation, reviewed by lawyers
Our pricing includes government fees. See our online incorporation guide or start your incorporation.
By opening a NBC business account.
Provincial or federal for a Mont-Laurier business?
For a regional clientele, the provincial regime fits. The choice of regime has no bearing on real estate ownership, which is a separate tax decision.
A lease between you and your corporation
If you lease your building to your own corporation, draft a real lease at market rent. Rent that is clearly excessive or token can be challenged. A written lease also protects both parties if the business is sold.
Your obligations once incorporated
Annual updating declaration, a current minute book, a separate corporate tax return and resolutions recording major decisions.
Common questions from Mont-Laurier entrepreneurs
The building is already in my name. Should I transfer it? Not necessarily. A transfer triggers tax consequences and is not always advantageous.
Can I incorporate before buying the building? Yes, and it is often preferable to structure the acquisition from the start.
Compare your options in REQ, platform or notary, or start your incorporation.