Canada's Start-up Visa

Re:Canada's Start-up Visa by jt2190 on Monday July 22, 2013 @11:53AM (#6084510)

You would think it would be that simple, but you really need to look at it from the investor's point of view: What is my ROI if invest my money this way instead of that way? More unattractive investments won't help the tech startup community grow.

My suspicion[1] is that the thing that will really fix this is changing the way that investors are taxed on their capital gains and losses.

[1] Been a while since I lived in Canada, but IIRC capital gains and losses are not taxed like they are in the US.

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Re:Canada's Start-up Visa by eigenvector on Monday July 22, 2013 @06:04PM (#6086763)

That's not correct. Interest is taxed progressively like any other income, dividends are somewhat taxed according to a complex formula, and 50% of your capital gains are taxed at the applicable marginal tax rate depending on your income.

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Re:Canada's Start-up Visa by dean on Monday July 22, 2013 @10:55PM (#6087937)

"50% of your capital gains are taxed"

True, but that is an exemption that gets used up. There is a $750,000 lifetime capital gains exemption. Which most people don't hit, but a successful founder could.

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