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Taxation

Income Tax - Advanced Planning Strategies (On-Demand - CPA PRO)

DELIVERY FORMAT
Online On-Demand
SEMINAR TYPE
PD Seminar

Overview

Like a tightrope walker demonstrating exquisite balance, income tax planning requires practitioners to help clients pay the lowest amount of tax while staying on the right side of the law and within the guidelines of the Income Tax Act (ITA). This practical in-depth course provides a comprehensive review of various anti-avoidance provisions designed to prevent or discourage aggressive tax planning through the presentation of factual scenarios that address objectives, statutory provisions, current case law, and risk analysis. The course will enable you to understand and identify various tax planning opportunities for your clients, while navigating the application of various anti-avoidance provisions in the ITA.

 
Access expires 180 days from purchase date

Course Description

This course is structured for practitioners with a strong Canadian tax planning background seeking to keep abreast of tax and estate planning issues. The course identifies tax-planning opportunities that are particularly relevant to practitioners working with Canadian private corporations, Canadian partnerships and high net worth individuals. The course utilizes practical examples to present planning opportunities with respect to restructuring of asset profiles, the sale of a business, business succession and estate planning, as well as the use of partnerships and trusts. The course will also provide a high-level review of anti-avoidance provisions frequently encountered in the context of these plans, primarily in the context of specific plans or examples.

Applicable for

This course will advance the skills and knowledge of public practitioners specializing in Canadian tax planning and seeking to refine advanced tax and looking to enhance their tax, business succession and estate planning skills. This course will also benefit industry practitioners working for Canadian private corporations.

Learning Objectives

  • identify and analyze tax risks in a variety of tax and estate planning scenarios
  • identify tax planning opportunities for individuals, corporations, trusts and partnerships, particularly within the private enterprise sphere
  • identify relationships between individuals, corporations, trusts and partnerships and analyze how those relationships affect the tax implications of various transactions
  • compare the tax impact of various structures available to achieve a client’s business or estate planning objectives

Content

  • managing tax avoidance risks, including the following:
    • general anti-avoidance rule
    • arm’s length relationships
    • planning for tax on split Income
    • attribution provisions
    • stop-loss provisions
    • surplus stripping (Section 84.1) in factual non-arm’s length circumstances
    • subsection 55(2)
  • five categories of tax planning strategies: restructuring asset profiles, sale of business, use of partnerships, use of trusts and general tax planning for private corporations and their shareholders
  • interprovincial planning

Course Content Created: November 2024

The information is current as of the creation or last updated date. While we strive to keep our inventory updated and periodically remove outdated titles, changes in accounting, tax, legislation and technology may occur. Purchasers should note the date and verify for themselves if the course is still relevant to their needs.

Presenter

Mike Harris, LL.B

About This Product

On-Demand Courses by CPA PRO are either video recordings from live seminars, or video recordings produced specifically for the on-demand audience. Slides and any corresponding handout materials are included where available.These titles are eligible for Verifiable CPD Hours – in order to claim these hours as verifiable, you will be required to successfully complete a short quiz. You will be able to print or save your electronic certificate of completion.

Note that some courses comprise both formal instruction and self-directed exercises. In such cases, participants must complete both components to claim full CPD hours, or must reduce their reported CPD hours accordingly.

Please note that not all on-demand courses include downloadable materials such as course notes or slides.

How to get started

Upon completion of purchase, go to mylms.bccpa.ca and log in using your CPABC Online Services credentials. Click “Go to your Courses and Materials” to go to your Learning Center, then find and click on your course title.

Course Dates & Registration

Available on-demand. 180-day access from purchase date.
Available
Available on-demand. 180-day access from purchase date.
Past
Available on-demand. 180-day access from purchase date.
Past
Available on-demand. 180-day access from purchase date.
Past
Available on-demand. 180-day access from purchase date.
Past
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Course Details
Cost
$425
Members
$475
Non-Members
Eligible Hours
7
CPD Hours
1
Ethics Hours
0
AML Hours
Passport
10
Credits
Special Notes
Access to all paid on-demand learning courses will be for 180 days from the date of purchase. Please disregard any reference to the dates of either August 31 or March 31 which is for internal purposes only.

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.

Taxation

Income Tax - Advanced Planning Strategies (On-Demand - CPA PRO)

DELIVERY FORMAT
Online On-Demand
SEMINAR TYPE
PD Seminar
Course Details
Cost
$425
Members
$475
Non-Members
Eligible Hours
7
CPD Hours
1
Ethics Hours
0
AML Hours
Passport
10
Credits

Overview

Like a tightrope walker demonstrating exquisite balance, income tax planning requires practitioners to help clients pay the lowest amount of tax while staying on the right side of the law and within the guidelines of the Income Tax Act (ITA). This practical in-depth course provides a comprehensive review of various anti-avoidance provisions designed to prevent or discourage aggressive tax planning through the presentation of factual scenarios that address objectives, statutory provisions, current case law, and risk analysis. The course will enable you to understand and identify various tax planning opportunities for your clients, while navigating the application of various anti-avoidance provisions in the ITA.

 
Access expires 180 days from purchase date

Course Description

This course is structured for practitioners with a strong Canadian tax planning background seeking to keep abreast of tax and estate planning issues. The course identifies tax-planning opportunities that are particularly relevant to practitioners working with Canadian private corporations, Canadian partnerships and high net worth individuals. The course utilizes practical examples to present planning opportunities with respect to restructuring of asset profiles, the sale of a business, business succession and estate planning, as well as the use of partnerships and trusts. The course will also provide a high-level review of anti-avoidance provisions frequently encountered in the context of these plans, primarily in the context of specific plans or examples.

Applicable for

This course will advance the skills and knowledge of public practitioners specializing in Canadian tax planning and seeking to refine advanced tax and looking to enhance their tax, business succession and estate planning skills. This course will also benefit industry practitioners working for Canadian private corporations.

Learning Objectives

  • identify and analyze tax risks in a variety of tax and estate planning scenarios
  • identify tax planning opportunities for individuals, corporations, trusts and partnerships, particularly within the private enterprise sphere
  • identify relationships between individuals, corporations, trusts and partnerships and analyze how those relationships affect the tax implications of various transactions
  • compare the tax impact of various structures available to achieve a client’s business or estate planning objectives

Content

  • managing tax avoidance risks, including the following:
    • general anti-avoidance rule
    • arm’s length relationships
    • planning for tax on split Income
    • attribution provisions
    • stop-loss provisions
    • surplus stripping (Section 84.1) in factual non-arm’s length circumstances
    • subsection 55(2)
  • five categories of tax planning strategies: restructuring asset profiles, sale of business, use of partnerships, use of trusts and general tax planning for private corporations and their shareholders
  • interprovincial planning

Course Content Created: November 2024

The information is current as of the creation or last updated date. While we strive to keep our inventory updated and periodically remove outdated titles, changes in accounting, tax, legislation and technology may occur. Purchasers should note the date and verify for themselves if the course is still relevant to their needs.

Presenter

Mike Harris, LL.B

About This Product

On-Demand Courses by CPA PRO are either video recordings from live seminars, or video recordings produced specifically for the on-demand audience. Slides and any corresponding handout materials are included where available.These titles are eligible for Verifiable CPD Hours – in order to claim these hours as verifiable, you will be required to successfully complete a short quiz. You will be able to print or save your electronic certificate of completion.

Note that some courses comprise both formal instruction and self-directed exercises. In such cases, participants must complete both components to claim full CPD hours, or must reduce their reported CPD hours accordingly.

Please note that not all on-demand courses include downloadable materials such as course notes or slides.

How to get started

Upon completion of purchase, go to mylms.bccpa.ca and log in using your CPABC Online Services credentials. Click “Go to your Courses and Materials” to go to your Learning Center, then find and click on your course title.

Course Dates & Registration

Available on-demand. 180-day access from purchase date.
Available
Available on-demand. 180-day access from purchase date.
Past
Available on-demand. 180-day access from purchase date.
Past
Available on-demand. 180-day access from purchase date.
Past
Available on-demand. 180-day access from purchase date.
Past
Special Notes
Access to all paid on-demand learning courses will be for 180 days from the date of purchase. Please disregard any reference to the dates of either August 31 or March 31 which is for internal purposes only.

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
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