Overview
Information gatherers are your first line of defence. Arm your staff with the tools to organize, assemble and report information, as well as to identify potential issues and planning opportunities. This course will transition the registrant’s theoretical knowledge into practical skills.
Newbies to Ninjas: Corporate Tax is targeted to improve the efficiency and accuracy of newer preparers completing corporate tax returns for owner-managed and small businesses. This concise pre-recorded online 3-hour topic-by-topic course will have your newer tax preparers preparing corporate tax returns like ninjas!
Who Should Attend
- The course is perfect for newer tax preparers, including students and new team members, who have some theoretical knowledge and/or a minimum of 1 year of practical tax experience.
- Tax preparers that have been out of the industry for a period or are looking to brush up on the fundamentals would also benefit.
Course Topics
- T2 Identification
- Net Income (Loss) for Tax Purposes
- Capital Assets
- Taxable Income
- Active Business Income and the Small Business Deduction
- Investment Income and Dividends
- Tax Credits & Rates
- Other Forms & Schedules
- CRA Services/Support
Registrants will leave the course with a basic understanding of:
- Major Corporate Tax Topics — the ins, outs and current trends
- CRA Administrative policy
- How to gather the right information
- The right questions to ask clients
- When to refer certain issues to a manager
- Planning considerations
- Operational Best Practices
I am new to corporate file preparation and this was such a good introduction course, thank you!!
-Past Attendee
Course Includes
- 2-week access to the Online Course Portal (select your 2-week session below).
- 3 hours of online video – The video can be stopped and started as many times as needed between the session dates.
- Electronic textbook and appendices - You will need to download and/or print prior to viewing the video.
- Quick reference guides including a "T2 Checklist - Basic Returns for Small Business"
- Online course quiz
- Professional Development Certificate (3 hours) pending the successful completion of the quiz
I learned a lot from this course. The course planning was great and the speakers did an excellent job delivering the material.
-Past Attendee
Instructors
Tax specialists Hugh Neilson FCPA, FCA, TEP and Caitlin Butler CPA, CA lead this course.
Meet the instructors!
Hugh Neilson FCPA, FCA, TEP
Hugh is a member of the Video Tax News Editorial Board. He also practices as an independent contractor to Kingston Ross Pasnak LLP in Edmonton, AB. His practice focuses on income tax services for individuals and owner-managed private corporations.
Hugh was awarded the Alberta gold medal and National silver medal when he wrote the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants Uniform Final Examination in 1990, and has practiced in the area of taxation since. He provides tax consultation in many diverse areas, including business structuring and restructuring, negotiations with Canada Revenue Agency auditors and Appeals Officers, tax-effective compensation strategies, immigration and emigration planning and strategies for tax-effective personal, family and estate planning.
Hugh is the 2014 recipient of CPA Canada’s Award for Excellence in Income Tax, and a 2017 recipient of a CPA Canada Volunteer Recognition Award.
Hugh serves on a variety of committees and organizations. He is presently a member of CPA Alberta’s Members in Tax Working Group and the Joint Committee on Taxation of CPA Canada and the Canadian Bar Association. Hugh is the Chair of CPA Canada's Small and Medium Practitioners Tax Committee, and the CPA Canada Co-Chair of the CPA Canada - CRA Service Committee. He serves as a Director, and the Treasurer, of the Centre for Public Legal Education of Alberta. He is a former Governor of the Canadian Tax Foundation.
Hugh has instructed, authored and mentored courses for CPA Alberta, CPA Saskatchewan and CPA Manitoba, and has presented at CPA Canada’s National Conference on Income Tax and The One conference, the Banff Small Practitioners Forum and CA Forum North, both sponsored by CPA Alberta, and the Canadian Tax Foundation’s Prairie Provinces Tax Conference.
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Caitlin L. Butler CPA, CA
Caitlin is a tax specialist dedicated to the education of tax and financial professionals; focusing on personal and corporate tax matters for the owner-managed business person.
As a member of the Video Tax News Editorial Board, Caitlin regularly authors and edits multiple publications and presents courses to thousands of professionals annually. In addition, she authors and presents for various external organizations such as the Canadian Tax Foundation, The Centre for Public Legal Education and several CPA groups.
After spending many years working on numerous private company tax and assurance files at an international accounting firm in Vancouver, B.C., Caitlin has gained a deep appreciation of these areas. To maintain a solid practical base, Caitlin assists small to mid-sized accounting firms with tax matters.
Caitlin has completed CPA Canada’s three-year In-Depth Tax Course. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology.
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Read Caitlin's articles:
- Volunteering and Income Tax, LawNow, Published May 1, 2020
- When the Entrepreneur and Tax Man Meet, LawNow, Published March 6, 2018
- Tips and Gratuities – Some Taxing Issues, LawNow, Published April 8, 2016
- Tax Issues for Older Adults, LawNow, Published November 13, 2015
- Independent Contractor or Employee, LawNow, Published January 5, 2015
Pricing and Viewing Options
Pre-Recorded Sessions
These valuable sessions are pre-recorded, and the videos provided can be viewed at any time and as many times as required during your selected session dates. Enjoy the flexibility to break up viewing the session as desired as well as to pause, rewind or skip ahead.
Investment: First registrant: $250 / Additional registrants: $150
• Remote learning from the comfort of your home or office
• 2-week online access to all course materials, including the video presentation (select your session dates below).
• 3 hours of online pre-recorded video that can be stopped and started as many times as needed and is available during the session dates.
• Immediate access to your professional development certificate once the course has been completed and the quiz has been successfully passed.
Discounts, Promotions and Fees
- Group Registrations (2 or more) — Group registrations (2 or more) — Each additional registrant after the first registration will be $150 (a savings of $100 for each additional registrant). Additional registrants for the same session are accepted after the initial registration. The main contact from the initial registration must initiate and complete the order for additional registrants. Please contact the office via email if required (info@videotax.com).
- Complimentary Moderator Registration — To access the complimentary registration for your moderator, register the 6+ individuals and then forward the email receipt to info@videotax.com with the name and email address of the moderator. Your moderator will receive confirmation of their complimentary registration within 3 business days of Video Tax News receiving the email. Please note: moderators are not eligible for PD certificate.
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I consider myself a fairly experienced tax preparer, but I learned a lot of new things in this seminar.
-Past Attendee
Pricing
First registrant: $250
Additional registrants: $150