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QUESTION: At what stage of my business should I consider incorporation?
TOPIC: Incorporating
ANSWER
Incorporation generally provides two large advantages over other business structures: liability protection and more advantageous tax treatment. Therefore, you should consider incorporation when: (i) you become profitable; or (ii) you are about to incur significant legal/monetary obligations (such as a lease or loan); or (iii) you are entering into risk that you do not want to assume personally; or (iv) any combination of the above.

RELATED LINKS
Related Resource Library Items
- Canada Business Corporations Act: Dissolution
- Continuance
- Incorporation and business guide for Ontario
- Not-for-profit incorporator's handbook
- Small business guide to federal incorporation
User profiles which indicate this topic
- Ms. Elsie Tam (Hopkins Consultancy Services Limited)
- Mr. David Michaels (INTELLIGUARD CORP.)
- Ms. Arlene Tober (Investors Group)
- Ms. Johanne Dixon (Integress Paralegal Solutions)
- Mr. Martin You (Ledgers (Markham))
- Ms. Rita Benedetto (Account on Me)
- Mr. Michael Carabash (Dynamic Lawyers)
- Mr. Nicholas dePencier Wright (Nicholas dePencier Wright, Barrister & Solicitor)
- Mr. Atul Mehra, CA, CPA (M and Co. CA's)
- Mr. Steve Selby (Business America Services)
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