This webcast is designed to provide practitioners with an update of major changes to the Income Tax Act (Canada) and related interpretations and case law that will affect taxpayers for the 2011 taxation year. This webcast will refresh your knowledge of corporate income tax issues and will provide you with the knowledge you need to implement and plan for the major changes announced in 2011.
 
Topics covered will include the Federal Budget released March 22, 2011, and updated June 6, 2011, selected technical interpretations, and various cases of interest to practitioners. A history of previously announced amendments will also be provided.

Presenters: Lori Mathison Read More
Mark Woltersdorf Read More

This webcast will assist you to

• update and refresh your knowledge of significant changes announced in 2011
• identify planning opportunities that affect your clients or business
• ensure that you are able to file corporate income tax returns in compliance with existing and new laws
• understand the progress and status of draft legislation
• generally equip yourself with new ideas for 2011 and subsequent taxation years

Presentation outline  

• Administration
• Filing
• Interest
• Mandatory disclosure regime
• Computing Income Tax
• Corporate tax rates
• Shareholder/manager remuneration
• Automobile expenses
• Capital cost allowance
• Partnerships – Deferral of corporate tax
• Stop-loss rule on redemption of shares

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Lori Mathison, BComm, LLB, BCL, CGA, is a tax partner with the law firm of Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP.  She provides specialized tax advice to assist clients with domestic and cross-border transactions. Her practice involves tax planning, negotiating and documenting complex corporate transactions including reorganizations, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, private and public debt and equity offerings, and financings. She is frequently involved in second-opinion work and the implementation of tax-efficient structures for clients. Lori has extensively advised on cross-border structuring, flow-through shares, and various types of tax credits.

Lori is also a Certified General Accountant.  She has written and presented on a number of topics in the area of taxation for the Canadian Tax Foundation, Continuing Legal Education, Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, Insight, Certified General Accountants Association of Canada, the University of British Columbia, and Simon Fraser University. Lori also has presented at the Senior Resource Practitioners Institute Conference and the Canadian Institute of Natural Resources Conference. 

Mark Woltersdorf, LLB, CGA, is a tax lawyer practicing with Fraser Milner Casgrain in Edmonton. Prior to entering into the practice of law, he worked in public practice for 14 years, 7 with a national accounting firm and 7 years as a partner in a mid-size firm in Edmonton. His practice is focused on mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, income tax litigation, appeals, and estate and succession planning.

Mark has instructed various income tax courses over a number of years for Certified General Accountants of Alberta, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta, and the Universities of Alberta, Lethbridge, and British Columbia. In addition, he has presented papers to various organizations such as the Canadian Tax Foundation, Certified General Accountants Association of Canada, CCH Canadian Limited, and the Canadian Association of Financial Planners.