Former Title: Corporate Tax - Investment Holding Companies
DELIVERY FORMAT
Online Virtual
SEMINAR TYPE
PD Seminar
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Participants will examine the federal income tax rules affecting investment holding companies, including passive income rules, refundable tax regimes, integration considerations, and the evolving tax landscape for corporations earning investment income.
This live virtual seminar is offered in collaboration with CPA Western Provinces. The content is applicable to all participants. BC registrants can access the course materials and virtual meeting link through CPABC's Learning Management System (LMS) as usual. Please note that this virtual seminar will be hosted by CPA Alberta. The seminar times noted here are already adjusted to BC time. If you have questions, please contact pdreg@bccpa.ca.
Course Description
The session highlights planning opportunities and challenges, including when it is advantageous to maintain versus wind up an investment holding corporation and the implications of holding private company shares at death.
Applicable for
Practitioners advising private company clients with significant passive investment assets
Sole practitioners providing tax planning services
Internal accountants working within private corporations or family office environments
Professionals seeking to understand strategic considerations for using or maintaining investment holding companies
Learning Objectives
Apply the passive income rules and assess their impact on associated corporations.
Evaluate planning alternatives in response to passive income rules.
Distribution panning considering the interaction between GRIP, eligible RDTOH and non-eligible RDTOH balances.
Review the impact of attribution rules and TOSI.
Analyze the implications of maintaining or winding up an investment holding corporation.
Identify situations where an investment holding company provides strategic tax advantages.
Content
Advantages and disadvantages of using an investment holding corporation.
Integration, tax rates, and the impact of passive investment income.
Overview of refundable dividend tax on hand (RDTOH) and related planning.
Income splitting considerations and the interaction with TOSI rules.
Post-mortem planning considerations for private company owners.
Strategic factors involved in winding up or retaining an existing investment holding corporation.
Hugh Neilson, FCPA, FCA, TEP, is Director of Taxation Services at Kingston Ross Pasnak LLP and a member of the Editorial Board of Video Tax News Inc., where he regularly contributes videos and newsletters. Since beginning his tax practice in 1990, after earning Alberta's Gold Medal and the national Silver Medal on the CICA Uniform Final Examination, Hugh has advised on business structuring, CRA negotiations, compensation planning, and personal, family, and estate tax strategies. A respected educator and speaker, he has taught and presented for CPA organizations and leading tax conferences across Canada. Hugh serves on several CPA Canada and CPA Alberta tax committees and is Treasurer of the Centre for Public Legal Education of Alberta. He received CPA Canada’s Award for Excellence in Income Tax in 2014.
Hugh Neilson, FCPA, FCA, TEP, is Director of Taxation Services at Kingston Ross Pasnak LLP and a member of the Editorial Board of Video Tax News Inc., where he regularly contributes videos and newsletters. Since beginning his tax practice in 1990, after earning Alberta's Gold Medal and the national Silver Medal on the CICA Uniform Final Examination, Hugh has advised on business structuring, CRA negotiations, compensation planning, and personal, family, and estate tax strategies. A respected educator and speaker, he has taught and presented for CPA organizations and leading tax conferences across Canada. Hugh serves on several CPA Canada and CPA Alberta tax committees and is Treasurer of the Centre for Public Legal Education of Alberta. He received CPA Canada’s Award for Excellence in Income Tax in 2014.
Jennifer Reid, CPA, CGA, TEP is a Partner in People Advisory Services Tax at EY in Calgary. Jennifer specializes in assisting private clients with international tax and estate planning issues such as immigration and emigration, dual citizenship considerations, foreign inheritance and foreign investment and asset ownership. Jennifer also assists in designing meaningful executive compensation plans where cross border considerations are front of mind. Jennifer has practiced tax services in Calgary for over 16 years, with a focus on private companies and their owners, as well as trusts and estates. She has experience assisting clients in planning their estate, including considerations such as insurance, trust and probate planning, cross-border planning as well as in transitioning businesses to the next generation or new owners in a tax-efficient manner. Jennifer’s previous experience in Big Four and boutique tax groups, as well as unique experience gained in leading a wealth planning group at a financial institution, allows her to take a holistic approach to tax planning for entrepreneurial and high net worth clients.
Jennifer Reid, CPA, CGA, TEP is a Partner in People Advisory Services Tax at EY in Calgary. Jennifer specializes in assisting private clients with international tax and estate planning issues such as immigration and emigration, dual citizenship considerations, foreign inheritance and foreign investment and asset ownership. Jennifer also assists in designing meaningful executive compensation plans where cross border considerations are front of mind. Jennifer has practiced tax services in Calgary for over 16 years, with a focus on private companies and their owners, as well as trusts and estates. She has experience assisting clients in planning their estate, including considerations such as insurance, trust and probate planning, cross-border planning as well as in transitioning businesses to the next generation or new owners in a tax-efficient manner. Jennifer’s previous experience in Big Four and boutique tax groups, as well as unique experience gained in leading a wealth planning group at a financial institution, allows her to take a holistic approach to tax planning for entrepreneurial and high net worth clients.
Jennifer Reid, CPA, CGA, TEP is a Partner in People Advisory Services Tax at EY in Calgary. Jennifer specializes in assisting private clients with international tax and estate planning issues such as immigration and emigration, dual citizenship considerations, foreign inheritance and foreign investment and asset ownership. Jennifer also assists in designing meaningful executive compensation plans where cross border considerations are front of mind. Jennifer has practiced tax services in Calgary for over 16 years, with a focus on private companies and their owners, as well as trusts and estates. She has experience assisting clients in planning their estate, including considerations such as insurance, trust and probate planning, cross-border planning as well as in transitioning businesses to the next generation or new owners in a tax-efficient manner. Jennifer’s previous experience in Big Four and boutique tax groups, as well as unique experience gained in leading a wealth planning group at a financial institution, allows her to take a holistic approach to tax planning for entrepreneurial and high net worth clients.
Jennifer Reid, CPA, CGA, TEP is a Partner in People Advisory Services Tax at EY in Calgary. Jennifer specializes in assisting private clients with international tax and estate planning issues such as immigration and emigration, dual citizenship considerations, foreign inheritance and foreign investment and asset ownership. Jennifer also assists in designing meaningful executive compensation plans where cross border considerations are front of mind. Jennifer has practiced tax services in Calgary for over 16 years, with a focus on private companies and their owners, as well as trusts and estates. She has experience assisting clients in planning their estate, including considerations such as insurance, trust and probate planning, cross-border planning as well as in transitioning businesses to the next generation or new owners in a tax-efficient manner. Jennifer’s previous experience in Big Four and boutique tax groups, as well as unique experience gained in leading a wealth planning group at a financial institution, allows her to take a holistic approach to tax planning for entrepreneurial and high net worth clients.
Jennifer Reid, CPA, CGA, TEP is a Partner in People Advisory Services Tax at EY in Calgary. Jennifer specializes in assisting private clients with international tax and estate planning issues such as immigration and emigration, dual citizenship considerations, foreign inheritance and foreign investment and asset ownership. Jennifer also assists in designing meaningful executive compensation plans where cross border considerations are front of mind. Jennifer has practiced tax services in Calgary for over 16 years, with a focus on private companies and their owners, as well as trusts and estates. She has experience assisting clients in planning their estate, including considerations such as insurance, trust and probate planning, cross-border planning as well as in transitioning businesses to the next generation or new owners in a tax-efficient manner. Jennifer’s previous experience in Big Four and boutique tax groups, as well as unique experience gained in leading a wealth planning group at a financial institution, allows her to take a holistic approach to tax planning for entrepreneurial and high net worth clients.
Jennifer Reid, CPA, CGA, TEP is a Partner in People Advisory Services Tax at EY in Calgary. Jennifer specializes in assisting private clients with international tax and estate planning issues such as immigration and emigration, dual citizenship considerations, foreign inheritance and foreign investment and asset ownership. Jennifer also assists in designing meaningful executive compensation plans where cross border considerations are front of mind. Jennifer has practiced tax services in Calgary for over 16 years, with a focus on private companies and their owners, as well as trusts and estates. She has experience assisting clients in planning their estate, including considerations such as insurance, trust and probate planning, cross-border planning as well as in transitioning businesses to the next generation or new owners in a tax-efficient manner. Jennifer’s previous experience in Big Four and boutique tax groups, as well as unique experience gained in leading a wealth planning group at a financial institution, allows her to take a holistic approach to tax planning for entrepreneurial and high net worth clients.
Jennifer Reid, CPA, CGA, TEP is a Partner in People Advisory Services Tax at EY in Calgary. Jennifer specializes in assisting private clients with international tax and estate planning issues such as immigration and emigration, dual citizenship considerations, foreign inheritance and foreign investment and asset ownership. Jennifer also assists in designing meaningful executive compensation plans where cross border considerations are front of mind. Jennifer has practiced tax services in Calgary for over 16 years, with a focus on private companies and their owners, as well as trusts and estates. She has experience assisting clients in planning their estate, including considerations such as insurance, trust and probate planning, cross-border planning as well as in transitioning businesses to the next generation or new owners in a tax-efficient manner. Jennifer’s previous experience in Big Four and boutique tax groups, as well as unique experience gained in leading a wealth planning group at a financial institution, allows her to take a holistic approach to tax planning for entrepreneurial and high net worth clients.
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Improving Your Virtual Learning Experience
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Very relevant to new taxation rules.
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Taxation
Corporate Tax - Investment Income (Live Webinar)
Former Title: Corporate Tax - Investment Holding Companies
DELIVERY FORMAT
Online Virtual
SEMINAR TYPE
PD Seminar
You are currently viewing the description and registration page for the
Online Virtual
delivery format. To view and register for other available formats, click on your selection below.
Participants will examine the federal income tax rules affecting investment holding companies, including passive income rules, refundable tax regimes, integration considerations, and the evolving tax landscape for corporations earning investment income.
This live virtual seminar is offered in collaboration with CPA Western Provinces. The content is applicable to all participants. BC registrants can access the course materials and virtual meeting link through CPABC's Learning Management System (LMS) as usual. Please note that this virtual seminar will be hosted by CPA Alberta. The seminar times noted here are already adjusted to BC time. If you have questions, please contact pdreg@bccpa.ca.
Course Description
The session highlights planning opportunities and challenges, including when it is advantageous to maintain versus wind up an investment holding corporation and the implications of holding private company shares at death.
Applicable for
Practitioners advising private company clients with significant passive investment assets
Sole practitioners providing tax planning services
Internal accountants working within private corporations or family office environments
Professionals seeking to understand strategic considerations for using or maintaining investment holding companies
Learning Objectives
Apply the passive income rules and assess their impact on associated corporations.
Evaluate planning alternatives in response to passive income rules.
Distribution panning considering the interaction between GRIP, eligible RDTOH and non-eligible RDTOH balances.
Review the impact of attribution rules and TOSI.
Analyze the implications of maintaining or winding up an investment holding corporation.
Identify situations where an investment holding company provides strategic tax advantages.
Content
Advantages and disadvantages of using an investment holding corporation.
Integration, tax rates, and the impact of passive investment income.
Overview of refundable dividend tax on hand (RDTOH) and related planning.
Income splitting considerations and the interaction with TOSI rules.
Post-mortem planning considerations for private company owners.
Strategic factors involved in winding up or retaining an existing investment holding corporation.
Hugh Neilson, FCPA, FCA, TEP, is Director of Taxation Services at Kingston Ross Pasnak LLP and a member of the Editorial Board of Video Tax News Inc., where he regularly contributes videos and newsletters. Since beginning his tax practice in 1990, after earning Alberta's Gold Medal and the national Silver Medal on the CICA Uniform Final Examination, Hugh has advised on business structuring, CRA negotiations, compensation planning, and personal, family, and estate tax strategies. A respected educator and speaker, he has taught and presented for CPA organizations and leading tax conferences across Canada. Hugh serves on several CPA Canada and CPA Alberta tax committees and is Treasurer of the Centre for Public Legal Education of Alberta. He received CPA Canada’s Award for Excellence in Income Tax in 2014.
Hugh Neilson, FCPA, FCA, TEP, is Director of Taxation Services at Kingston Ross Pasnak LLP and a member of the Editorial Board of Video Tax News Inc., where he regularly contributes videos and newsletters. Since beginning his tax practice in 1990, after earning Alberta's Gold Medal and the national Silver Medal on the CICA Uniform Final Examination, Hugh has advised on business structuring, CRA negotiations, compensation planning, and personal, family, and estate tax strategies. A respected educator and speaker, he has taught and presented for CPA organizations and leading tax conferences across Canada. Hugh serves on several CPA Canada and CPA Alberta tax committees and is Treasurer of the Centre for Public Legal Education of Alberta. He received CPA Canada’s Award for Excellence in Income Tax in 2014.
Jennifer Reid, CPA, CGA, TEP is a Partner in People Advisory Services Tax at EY in Calgary. Jennifer specializes in assisting private clients with international tax and estate planning issues such as immigration and emigration, dual citizenship considerations, foreign inheritance and foreign investment and asset ownership. Jennifer also assists in designing meaningful executive compensation plans where cross border considerations are front of mind. Jennifer has practiced tax services in Calgary for over 16 years, with a focus on private companies and their owners, as well as trusts and estates. She has experience assisting clients in planning their estate, including considerations such as insurance, trust and probate planning, cross-border planning as well as in transitioning businesses to the next generation or new owners in a tax-efficient manner. Jennifer’s previous experience in Big Four and boutique tax groups, as well as unique experience gained in leading a wealth planning group at a financial institution, allows her to take a holistic approach to tax planning for entrepreneurial and high net worth clients.
Jennifer Reid, CPA, CGA, TEP is a Partner in People Advisory Services Tax at EY in Calgary. Jennifer specializes in assisting private clients with international tax and estate planning issues such as immigration and emigration, dual citizenship considerations, foreign inheritance and foreign investment and asset ownership. Jennifer also assists in designing meaningful executive compensation plans where cross border considerations are front of mind. Jennifer has practiced tax services in Calgary for over 16 years, with a focus on private companies and their owners, as well as trusts and estates. She has experience assisting clients in planning their estate, including considerations such as insurance, trust and probate planning, cross-border planning as well as in transitioning businesses to the next generation or new owners in a tax-efficient manner. Jennifer’s previous experience in Big Four and boutique tax groups, as well as unique experience gained in leading a wealth planning group at a financial institution, allows her to take a holistic approach to tax planning for entrepreneurial and high net worth clients.
Jennifer Reid, CPA, CGA, TEP is a Partner in People Advisory Services Tax at EY in Calgary. Jennifer specializes in assisting private clients with international tax and estate planning issues such as immigration and emigration, dual citizenship considerations, foreign inheritance and foreign investment and asset ownership. Jennifer also assists in designing meaningful executive compensation plans where cross border considerations are front of mind. Jennifer has practiced tax services in Calgary for over 16 years, with a focus on private companies and their owners, as well as trusts and estates. She has experience assisting clients in planning their estate, including considerations such as insurance, trust and probate planning, cross-border planning as well as in transitioning businesses to the next generation or new owners in a tax-efficient manner. Jennifer’s previous experience in Big Four and boutique tax groups, as well as unique experience gained in leading a wealth planning group at a financial institution, allows her to take a holistic approach to tax planning for entrepreneurial and high net worth clients.
Jennifer Reid, CPA, CGA, TEP is a Partner in People Advisory Services Tax at EY in Calgary. Jennifer specializes in assisting private clients with international tax and estate planning issues such as immigration and emigration, dual citizenship considerations, foreign inheritance and foreign investment and asset ownership. Jennifer also assists in designing meaningful executive compensation plans where cross border considerations are front of mind. Jennifer has practiced tax services in Calgary for over 16 years, with a focus on private companies and their owners, as well as trusts and estates. She has experience assisting clients in planning their estate, including considerations such as insurance, trust and probate planning, cross-border planning as well as in transitioning businesses to the next generation or new owners in a tax-efficient manner. Jennifer’s previous experience in Big Four and boutique tax groups, as well as unique experience gained in leading a wealth planning group at a financial institution, allows her to take a holistic approach to tax planning for entrepreneurial and high net worth clients.
Jennifer Reid, CPA, CGA, TEP is a Partner in People Advisory Services Tax at EY in Calgary. Jennifer specializes in assisting private clients with international tax and estate planning issues such as immigration and emigration, dual citizenship considerations, foreign inheritance and foreign investment and asset ownership. Jennifer also assists in designing meaningful executive compensation plans where cross border considerations are front of mind. Jennifer has practiced tax services in Calgary for over 16 years, with a focus on private companies and their owners, as well as trusts and estates. She has experience assisting clients in planning their estate, including considerations such as insurance, trust and probate planning, cross-border planning as well as in transitioning businesses to the next generation or new owners in a tax-efficient manner. Jennifer’s previous experience in Big Four and boutique tax groups, as well as unique experience gained in leading a wealth planning group at a financial institution, allows her to take a holistic approach to tax planning for entrepreneurial and high net worth clients.
Jennifer Reid, CPA, CGA, TEP is a Partner in People Advisory Services Tax at EY in Calgary. Jennifer specializes in assisting private clients with international tax and estate planning issues such as immigration and emigration, dual citizenship considerations, foreign inheritance and foreign investment and asset ownership. Jennifer also assists in designing meaningful executive compensation plans where cross border considerations are front of mind. Jennifer has practiced tax services in Calgary for over 16 years, with a focus on private companies and their owners, as well as trusts and estates. She has experience assisting clients in planning their estate, including considerations such as insurance, trust and probate planning, cross-border planning as well as in transitioning businesses to the next generation or new owners in a tax-efficient manner. Jennifer’s previous experience in Big Four and boutique tax groups, as well as unique experience gained in leading a wealth planning group at a financial institution, allows her to take a holistic approach to tax planning for entrepreneurial and high net worth clients.
Jennifer Reid, CPA, CGA, TEP is a Partner in People Advisory Services Tax at EY in Calgary. Jennifer specializes in assisting private clients with international tax and estate planning issues such as immigration and emigration, dual citizenship considerations, foreign inheritance and foreign investment and asset ownership. Jennifer also assists in designing meaningful executive compensation plans where cross border considerations are front of mind. Jennifer has practiced tax services in Calgary for over 16 years, with a focus on private companies and their owners, as well as trusts and estates. She has experience assisting clients in planning their estate, including considerations such as insurance, trust and probate planning, cross-border planning as well as in transitioning businesses to the next generation or new owners in a tax-efficient manner. Jennifer’s previous experience in Big Four and boutique tax groups, as well as unique experience gained in leading a wealth planning group at a financial institution, allows her to take a holistic approach to tax planning for entrepreneurial and high net worth clients.
Past
Improving Your Virtual Learning Experience
Live webinars have varying levels of expected interaction, with some requiring microphone and camera capabilities to support a proper learning experience – please email pdreg@bccpa.ca if you have concerns.
In general, we encourage participants to have their cameras turned on to enhance their virtual learning experience. This practice promotes a stronger connection with the instructor and fellow participants, and fosters improved communication and collaboration.
Registration terms and conditions, including the cancellation policy can be found here. If you require further assistance, please contact the PD Department.
Starting April 1, 2026, a 2.1% fee will be applied to all credit card transactions. Learn more about this fee and how it relates to PD registrations.
Level up with CPA PRO. Designed by the CPA profession for CPAs, these courses help you adapt to industry changes and advance your career with the latest industry content delivered in a way that works