{"id":4704,"date":"2026-04-25T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/boyer-boyer.com\/?p=4704"},"modified":"2026-05-05T14:56:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T18:56:54","slug":"corporate-tax-planning-for-ottawa-business-owners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/boyer-boyer.com\/fr\/corporate-tax-planning-for-ottawa-business-owners\/","title":{"rendered":"Corporate Tax Planning for Ottawa Business Owners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La plupart des chefs d\u2019entreprise d\u2019Ottawa ne se rendent compte qu\u2019ils ont pay\u00e9 trop d\u2019imp\u00f4t sur les soci\u00e9t\u00e9s que lorsqu\u2019il est trop tard pour y rem\u00e9dier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Au moment o\u00f9 votre exercice financier est clos et o\u00f9 votre comptable d\u00e9pose la d\u00e9claration, les d\u00e9cisions cl\u00e9s qui influent sur votre facture fiscale sont d\u00e9j\u00e0 prises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nous constatons cela chaque ann\u00e9e : des entreprises rentables paient plus d\u2019imp\u00f4ts que n\u00e9cessaire, non pas parce qu\u2019elles ont commis une erreur, mais parce que personne ne les a aid\u00e9es \u00e0 planifier suffisamment t\u00f4t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La planification fiscale des soci\u00e9t\u00e9s n\u2019est pas une t\u00e2che que l\u2019on effectue une fois par an. Il s\u2019agit d\u2019un examen continu de la mani\u00e8re dont votre entreprise g\u00e9n\u00e8re des revenus, d\u00e9pense et r\u00e9mun\u00e8re ses propri\u00e9taires. Les d\u00e9cisions prises tout au long de l\u2019ann\u00e9e \u2013 en particulier au cours des mois pr\u00e9c\u00e9dant la cl\u00f4ture de l\u2019exercice \u2013 ont une incidence directe sur ce que votre soci\u00e9t\u00e9 doit payer et sur ce qui reste dans votre poche.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ce guide vous explique en d\u00e9tail ce qu'implique r\u00e9ellement la planification fiscale des entreprises, les points \u00e0 v\u00e9rifier avant la fin de l'ann\u00e9e et \u00e0 quel moment il est judicieux de consulter <a href=\"https:\/\/boyer-boyer.com\/fr\/comptables-fiscaux-des-entreprises-ottawa\/\">comptable fiscal d'entreprise \u00e0 Ottawa<\/a> tel que <a href=\"https:\/\/boyer-boyer.com\/fr\/\">Boyer &amp; Boyer, CPA<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Qu'est-ce que la planification fiscale des entreprises ?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La planification fiscale d'entreprise consiste \u00e0 examiner vos d\u00e9cisions commerciales en tenant compte de leurs implications fiscales.<ins><\/ins><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La planification fiscale des entreprises consiste \u00e0 examiner vos d\u00e9cisions commerciales en tenant compte de leurs implications fiscales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il existe une distinction importante que la plupart des chefs d'entreprise n\u00e9gligent :<del>. <\/del>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>D\u00e9clarer ce qui s'est d\u00e9j\u00e0 produit.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Influencer les d\u00e9cisions avant qu'elles ne soient finalis\u00e9es.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Une fois votre exercice fiscal clos, la plupart des possibilit\u00e9s de planification disparaissent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concr\u00e8tement, cela implique d'examiner :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>La mani\u00e8re dont le propri\u00e9taire est r\u00e9mun\u00e9r\u00e9<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>La mani\u00e8re dont les actifs sont achet\u00e9s ou financ\u00e9s<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>La mani\u00e8re dont l'entreprise est structur\u00e9e pour sa croissance future<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plus t\u00f4t ces \u00e9l\u00e9ments sont examin\u00e9s, plus vous disposez de flexibilit\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pourquoi la planification fiscale des entreprises est-elle importante pour les chefs d\u2019entreprise d\u2019Ottawa ?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dans la pratique, l\u2019impact de la planification appara\u00eet souvent plus clairement lorsqu\u2019on examine des situations concr\u00e8tes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nous avons r\u00e9cemment collabor\u00e9 avec le propri\u00e9taire d\u2019une entreprise constitu\u00e9e en soci\u00e9t\u00e9 qui avait connu une excellente ann\u00e9e, mais qui n\u2019avait pas revu sa strat\u00e9gie de r\u00e9mun\u00e9ration depuis plusieurs ann\u00e9es. Tout n\u2019\u00e9tait pas \u00ab mauvais \u00bb, mais cette strat\u00e9gie n\u2019avait pas \u00e9t\u00e9 optimis\u00e9e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En ajustant la r\u00e9partition entre salaire et dividendes avant la fin de l\u2019ann\u00e9e et en l\u2019alignant sur sa situation fiscale globale, nous avons pu am\u00e9liorer consid\u00e9rablement sa tr\u00e9sorerie apr\u00e8s imp\u00f4ts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cette opportunit\u00e9 n\u2019existait que parce que la situation avait \u00e9t\u00e9 examin\u00e9e avant la fin de l\u2019ann\u00e9e. Apr\u00e8s la fin de l\u2019ann\u00e9e, ces options auraient disparu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Partout \u00e0 Ottawa, nous observons des sch\u00e9mas similaires, qu\u2019il s\u2019agisse de soci\u00e9t\u00e9s professionnelles, de cabinets de conseil, d\u2019entreprises artisanales, de soci\u00e9t\u00e9s en croissance ou d\u2019entreprises familiales. Les d\u00e9tails varient, mais les lacunes sous-jacentes en mati\u00e8re de planification ont tendance \u00e0 se r\u00e9p\u00e9ter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La planification fiscale des entreprises a un impact direct sur :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Flux de tr\u00e9sorerie: <\/strong>En prenant connaissance de votre situation fiscale avant la fin de l'ann\u00e9e, vous \u00e9vitez les mauvaises surprises et pouvez planifier vos op\u00e9rations en toute s\u00e9r\u00e9nit\u00e9.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>D\u00e9cisions en mati\u00e8re de r\u00e9mun\u00e9ration : <\/strong>Le choix entre salaire et dividendes a des r\u00e9percussions tant sur votre situation personnelle que sur celle de votre entreprise.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Frais d\u00e9ductibles : <\/strong>Le timing est crucial. Ne pas respecter les d\u00e9lais, c'est perdre le droit \u00e0 des d\u00e9ductions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Risques li\u00e9s \u00e0 l'ARC : <\/strong>Une planification rigoureuse et proactive r\u00e9duit les risques de contr\u00f4le fiscal et les p\u00e9nalit\u00e9s.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La planification ne consiste pas seulement \u00e0 r\u00e9duire l'imp\u00f4t. Il s'agit plut\u00f4t de prendre de meilleures d\u00e9cisions tout au long de l'ann\u00e9e, afin d'\u00e9viter les mauvaises surprises en fin d'exercice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Domaines de planification fiscale \u00e0 examiner avant la fin de l'ann\u00e9e<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Voici les principaux domaines que nous passons syst\u00e9matiquement en revue avec les propri\u00e9taires d'entreprises constitu\u00e9es en soci\u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e0 Ottawa avant la cl\u00f4ture de leur exercice financier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><td><strong>Domaine de planification<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>\u00c9l\u00e9ments \u00e0 examiner<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Salaire ou dividendes<\/strong><\/td><td>Ce point doit \u00eatre r\u00e9examin\u00e9 chaque ann\u00e9e. Ce qui fonctionnait il y a quelques ann\u00e9es n\u2019est souvent plus la solution optimale.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Calendrier des d\u00e9penses professionnelles<\/strong><\/td><td>Il est souvent possible d\u2019anticiper certaines d\u00e9penses sur l\u2019ann\u00e9e en cours, mais uniquement si l\u2019on s\u2019y prend suffisamment t\u00f4t.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Achats d\u2019\u00e9quipements et d\u2019actifs<\/strong><\/td><td>Les achats effectu\u00e9s avant la fin de l\u2019ann\u00e9e peuvent donner lieu \u00e0 des d\u00e9ductions, mais uniquement s\u2019ils sont structur\u00e9s de mani\u00e8re appropri\u00e9e.<ins>,<\/ins> but only when structured properly.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Report de pertes<\/strong><\/td><td>Ce point est souvent n\u00e9glig\u00e9. S\u2019ils ne sont pas utilis\u00e9s, ces reports repr\u00e9sentent des opportunit\u00e9s manqu\u00e9es.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Pr\u00eats aux actionnaires<\/strong><\/td><td>Il s\u2019agit d\u2019un probl\u00e8me courant. S\u2019ils ne sont pas g\u00e9r\u00e9s correctement, ils peuvent g\u00e9n\u00e9rer des revenus personnels impr\u00e9vus.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Versements \u00e9chelonn\u00e9s et tr\u00e9sorerie<\/strong><\/td><td>Nous constatons souvent que les entreprises sous-estiment les versements \u00e9chelonn\u00e9s, ce qui entra\u00eene des frais d\u2019int\u00e9r\u00eat qui auraient pu \u00eatre \u00e9vit\u00e9s.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Comptabilit\u00e9 et paie<\/strong><\/td><td>Sans chiffres pr\u00e9cis, la planification n\u2019est que pure conjecture. Des registres clairs constituent la base de toute strat\u00e9gie.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Facing compliance requirements?<\/strong> D\u00e9couvrez comment nos <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/boyer-boyer.com\/fr\/ottawa-audits-et-certification\/\">financial statement audit services<\/a><\/strong> can help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Erreurs courantes en mati\u00e8re de planification fiscale des entreprises<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M\u00eame les entreprises d'Ottawa bien g\u00e9r\u00e9es peuvent se heurter aux m\u00eames probl\u00e8mes \u00e0 maintes reprises :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Attendre la fin de l'exercice.<\/strong><br>C'est l'erreur la plus co\u00fbteuse. Une fois l'exercice clos, le r\u00f4le de votre comptable passe de l'am\u00e9lioration des r\u00e9sultats \u00e0 leur simple pr\u00e9sentation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>M\u00e9langer les d\u00e9penses personnelles et professionnelles.<\/strong><br>Cela expose l\u2019entreprise \u00e0 des risques vis-\u00e0-vis de l\u2019ARC et complique la production des rapports financiers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Une tenue de livres insuffisante tout au long de l\u2019ann\u00e9e.<\/strong><br>Reconstituer les informations au moment de la d\u00e9claration augmente les co\u00fbts et les risques.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Consid\u00e9rer la planification et la d\u00e9claration comme une seule et m\u00eame chose.<\/strong><br>La d\u00e9claration rel\u00e8ve de la conformit\u00e9. La planification rel\u00e8ve de la strat\u00e9gie. Elles ne sont pas interchangeables.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Se fier aux hypoth\u00e8ses de l\u2019ann\u00e9e pr\u00e9c\u00e9dente.<\/strong><br>Les r\u00e8gles fiscales changent et votre entreprise \u00e9volue. Votre approche fiscale devrait en faire autant.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Corporate Tax Planning vs. Corporate Tax Filing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is where many business owners unintentionally limit the value they receive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Corporate Tax Filing<\/strong>: Reports what already happened. By the time this is done, most decisions are final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Corporate Tax Planning: <\/strong>Reviews your position before year-end and allows adjustments while there is still time to act.&nbsp; Most firms focus heavily on filing. The real value comes from planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your current arrangement is only focused on filing, there is likely planning value being missed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Quand consulter un fiscaliste d'entreprise \u00e0 Ottawa<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dans certaines situations, attendre peut entra\u00eener des co\u00fbts inutiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vous devriez faire le point sur votre situation si :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Les revenus de votre entreprise ont augment\u00e9<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vous envisagez un achat important d'\u00e9quipement ou de biens immobiliers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vous avez plusieurs actionnaires ou envisagez d'en ajouter un<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Votre r\u00e9mun\u00e9ration n'a pas \u00e9t\u00e9 revue depuis des ann\u00e9es<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Votre derni\u00e8re facture fiscale vous a pris au d\u00e9pourvu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vous pr\u00e9voyez de cro\u00eetre, de vous d\u00e9velopper ou de vous restructurer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vous avez des pr\u00eats d'actionnaires non r\u00e9gl\u00e9s<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>La fin de l'exercice approche et aucune planification n'a \u00e9t\u00e9 effectu\u00e9e<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ce sont l\u00e0 autant de points o\u00f9 le timing est crucial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Si l'une des situations ci-dessus s'applique \u00e0 vous,   <a href=\"https:\/\/boyer-boyer.com\/fr\/booking\/\" target=\"_self\">prendre rendez-vous avec un sp\u00e9cialiste de la fiscalit\u00e9 des entreprises \u00e0 Ottawa <\/a>\u00a0avant la fin de l'ann\u00e9e fera toute la diff\u00e9rence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La planification fiscale des entreprises permet aux chefs d'entreprise d'Ottawa de ma\u00eetriser leurs r\u00e9sultats de fin d'exercice. Il est plus facile d'ajuster les r\u00e9mun\u00e9rations, les d\u00e9penses, les acquisitions d'actifs et la structure de l'entreprise avant la fin de l'exercice qu'apr\u00e8s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Si la fin de votre exercice<ins> <\/ins>approche et que vous n'avez pas encore examin\u00e9 votre situation fiscale, il y a de fortes chances que vous passiez \u00e0 c\u00f4t\u00e9 d'opportunit\u00e9s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C'est avant la cl\u00f4ture de votre exercice financier qu'il faut agir, et non apr\u00e8s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Si vous souhaitez y voir plus clair dans vos chiffres et \u00e9tablir un plan avant la fin de l'ann\u00e9e, prenez rendez-vous avec notre \u00e9quipe. Nous vous expliquerons en d\u00e9tail ce qu'il est encore possible de faire et quelles d\u00e9cisions doivent \u00eatre prises d\u00e8s maintenant, sans attendre. D\u00e9couvrez nos experts-comptables sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9s en fiscalit\u00e9 des entreprises \u00e0 Ottawa et comment nous aidons les propri\u00e9taires d'entreprises constitu\u00e9es en soci\u00e9t\u00e9 tant au niveau de la planification que de la d\u00e9claration fiscale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">questions fr\u00e9quentes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div data-schema-only=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-aioseo-faq\"><h3 class=\"aioseo-faq-block-question\"><strong>Quand une soci\u00e9t\u00e9 doit-elle commencer \u00e0 planifier sa fiscalit\u00e9 ?<\/strong> <\/h3><div class=\"aioseo-faq-block-answer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Id\u00e9alement, tout au long de l'ann\u00e9e. Au minimum, deux \u00e0 trois mois avant la fin de l'exercice. Attendre la fin de l'exercice \u00e9limine la plupart des options de planification.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-schema-only=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-aioseo-faq\"><h3 class=\"aioseo-faq-block-question\"><strong>La planification fiscale des entreprises est-elle r\u00e9serv\u00e9e aux grandes soci\u00e9t\u00e9s ?<\/strong><\/h3><div class=\"aioseo-faq-block-answer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Non. Les petites entreprises constitu\u00e9es en soci\u00e9t\u00e9 et les soci\u00e9t\u00e9s g\u00e9r\u00e9es par leur propri\u00e9taire sont celles qui tirent le plus grand b\u00e9n\u00e9fice de la planification fiscale, car la situation fiscale personnelle du propri\u00e9taire et celle de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 sont \u00e9troitement li\u00e9es. M\u00eame de petits changements dans la structure de r\u00e9mun\u00e9ration ou le calendrier des d\u00e9penses peuvent avoir un impact sur le r\u00e9sultat fiscal global.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-schema-only=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-aioseo-faq\"><h3 class=\"aioseo-faq-block-question\"><strong>Quelle est la diff\u00e9rence entre la planification fiscale d'entreprise et la d\u00e9claration fiscale ?<\/strong><\/h3><div class=\"aioseo-faq-block-answer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La d\u00e9claration rend compte de ce qui s'est d\u00e9j\u00e0 produit. La planification examine les d\u00e9cisions avant qu'elles ne soient prises. La planification a lieu avant la fin de l'exercice. La d\u00e9claration a lieu apr\u00e8s. Les deux sont importantes, mais c'est la planification qui offre le plus d'opportunit\u00e9s.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-schema-only=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-aioseo-faq\"><h3 class=\"aioseo-faq-block-question\"><strong>Dois-je me verser un salaire ou des dividendes ?<\/strong><\/h3><div class=\"aioseo-faq-block-answer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Cela d\u00e9pend de votre revenu personnel, de vos droits de cotisation \u00e0 un REER, de vos pr\u00e9f\u00e9rences en mati\u00e8re de RPC et du taux d'imposition de votre entreprise. Il n'y a pas de r\u00e9ponse unique. La meilleure structure doit \u00eatre examin\u00e9e chaque ann\u00e9e avec un comptable qui conna\u00eet \u00e0 la fois votre situation fiscale d'entreprise et votre situation fiscale personnelle.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-schema-only=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-aioseo-faq\"><h3 class=\"aioseo-faq-block-question\"><strong>Quand devrais-je contacter un comptable sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9 en fiscalit\u00e9 des entreprises \u00e0 Ottawa ?<\/strong><\/h3><div class=\"aioseo-faq-block-answer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> D\u00e8s que votre situation est plus complexe qu'une simple d\u00e9claration. La croissance, les changements de r\u00e9mun\u00e9ration, les achats d'actifs, la pr\u00e9sence de plusieurs actionnaires ou un solde fiscal inattendu sont autant de bonnes raisons de prendre contact avant la fin de l'ann\u00e9e plut\u00f4t qu'apr\u00e8s.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most Ottawa business owners don\u2019t realize they\u2019ve overpaid corporate tax until it\u2019s too late to fix it. By the time your year-end is done, and your accountant is filing the return, the key decisions that impact your tax bill are already locked in. 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