Overview
Turn theory into practice. File T2s with confidence.
Information gatherers are your first line of defence. This pre-recorded 3-hour online course equips your team to collect, organize, and report corporate tax data. It also helps them identify red flags and spot planning opportunities. It's all about shifting from theory to real-world skill.
Ideal for those new to tax or feeling a bit rusty, this course builds confidence and efficiency in preparing corporate returns for owner-managed and small businesses. Transforming learners into corporate tax ninjas.
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Who Should Attend
- Newer tax preparers and students with at least 1 year of practical experience
- Preparers looking to brush up on corporate tax preparation basics
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
Lots of great information for first-time corporate tax filing. Easy to follow with the textbook and great section breakdowns.
— Past Attendee
You'll Learn
- Major corporate tax concepts – the ins, outs and current trends
- CRA administrative policies
- What information to gather and the right questions to ask
- When to refer issues to a manager
- Planning considerations
- Operational Best Practices
Course Includes
- 2-week access to the Online Course Portal (select your 2-week session below).
- 3 hours of video content that you can start and stop anytime
- Downloadable textbook and appendices
- Handy reference guides, including a “T2 Checklist for Small Businesses”
- Online course quiz
- Professional Development Certificate (3 hours) upon successful quiz completion
Instructors
Leading the course are seasoned tax specialists and national presenters Hugh Neilson and Caitlin Butler. Together, they combine deep technical knowledge with a passion for teaching, making them ideal guides for newer preparers navigating corporate tax returns.
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Meet the instructors!
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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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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Pricing and Viewing Options
Pre-Recorded Sessions
These sessions are fully pre-recorded and available for unlimited viewing during your selected 2-week access period. Watch at your own pace—pause, rewind, or skip ahead as needed.
Investment: First registrant: $270 / Additional registrants: $170
• Flexible remote learning from home or office
• 3 hours of online video, available anytime during your 2-week session
• Access to all course materials for your session
• Instant professional development certificate upon course and successful quiz completion
Discounts, Promotions and Fees
- Group registrations (2 or more) — Each additional registrant after the first registration will be $170 (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.
- Early bird discount — Save $15 by registering by July 11, 2025.
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Very informative and great for tax newbies.
-Past Attendee
Pricing
First registrant: $270
Additional registrants: $170
Registering six or more people? Receive one complimentary early-access registration for the group moderator.
Early bird discount — Save $15 by registering by July 11, 2025.
Even though it was just a 3-hour seminar, a vast variety of topics were covered. I really appreciate the textbook which has such detailed information along with great examples.
-Past Attendee