Q: "joint venture between GIC and Dream Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust will acquire all of the assets and assume all of the liabilities of Summit and the unitholders of the REIT (the "Unitholders") will receive $23.50 for each outstanding unit of the REIT (each, a "Unit") they own in cash by way of a special distribution and a redemption of Units, subject to applicable withholdings."
If I sell SMU.UN now I will have a very significant capital gain in 2023,what happens if I keep it until the special distribution ?I suppose it will also be a capital gain?any other choice here ?
There is no way around the tax. The takeover is structured such that it will be a special distribution. Because of the closing date in 2023, a portion of this may be deemed to be 'ordinary income' and taxable as such in 2023. The prospectus estimates this amount to be $2.00 to $2.10 per unit.