Tax Issues for Commercial Practitioners 2023

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Join us and tackle topical tax issues today!

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Last Kick at the Can Series 2023
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Thursday, December 21, 2023

(Original Webinar Date: June 21, 2023)

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Who should attend: Commercial and tax lawyers (both litigators and solicitors) and those who advise clients on tax issues on an occasional basis

Learning level: All levels

Taxation affects all clients, and in the last few years, the pace and number of changes to tax laws have been greater than usual. As lawyers and advisors, it is critical to keep current with the recent significant changes that have affected some of the basic assumptions of how our tax system operates.

This course will cover topics speaking to these new developments, ensuring that you understand how the contemporary tax system will treat your clients' transactions.

Leave this course capable to deal with the new tax problems your clients will bring.

Law Society of BC CPD Hours: 5 hours (this course will contain a minimum of .5 hours pertaining to professional responsibility and ethics, client care and relations, and/or practice management). Please note: The CPD hours of the rebroadcast will either meet or exceed the CPD hours of the original live webinar course.

Course Chair
Ian Humphries — Thorsteinssons LLP, Vancouver

*Last Kick at the Can 2023*
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Rebroadcast Articled Student	$211.50

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CLEBC Program Lawyer*
Genevieve Chang
gchang@cle.bc.ca
*non-practising

Course Chair
Ian Humphries — Thorsteinssons LLP, Vancouver

About the Course Chair

Ian Humphries is a partner at Thorsteinssons LLP, Canada's largest law firm practicing exclusively in taxation. Ian's practice focuses primarily on advising private Canadian corporations and their shareholders on income tax matters, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, succession planning, estate planning, and tax planning with trusts. Additionally, Ian represents taxpayers in certain tax controversy matters, primarily at the audit and administrative appeals level.

Ian is a former co-author of the taxation chapter of CLEBC's Annual Review of Law and Practice and has authored a number of papers on various income tax matters.

Faculty
Rebecca Cynader — Scion Law LLP, Vancouver
Jacqueline Fehr — MNP LLP, Vancouver
Parveen B. Karsan — McQuarrie Hunter LLP, Surrey
Kim Maguire — Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Vancouver
Zheting Su — Thorsteinssons LLP, Vancouver
Shawn Tryon — Thorsteinssons LLP, Vancouver

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Course Introduction and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:10)

Genevieve Chang — Program Lawyer, CLEBC, Vancouver
Ian Humphries — Thorsteinssons LLP, Vancouver

Private Company Tax Planning Update (9:10 – 10:10)

intergenerational transfers of business (Federal Budget 2023 Update)
proposed changes to Alternative Minimum Tax
employee ownership trusts
trust reporting

Rebecca Cynader — Scion Law LLP, Vancouver

Commodity Tax Update (10:10 – 11:00)

Underused Housing Tax
Speculation and Vacancy Tax & Empty Homes Tax—update, audit trends
Foreign Buyer Tax—audit trends
GST update
- credit card fees
- assignment rules
BC PST update—cloud computing services

Zheting Su — Thorsteinssons LLP, Vancouver

BREAK (11:00 – 11:20)

Notifiable and Reportable Transactions (11:20 – 12:10)

existing rules
proposal regarding notifiable and reportable transactions
penalties
defences

Parveen B. Karsan — McQuarrie Hunter LLP, Surrey

LUNCH BREAK (12:10 – 1:10)

Excessive Interest and Financing Expenses Limitation (EIFEL)—Brief Overview (1:10 – 1:50)

EIFEL 101
excluded entity rules
intercompany loss consolidation

Kim Maguire — Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Vancouver

BREAK (1:50 – 2:05)

Tax Controversy Update (2:05 – 3:05)

a review of recent tax-related decisions
practice update audit and appeals

Jacqueline Fehr — MNP LLP, Vancouver

GAAR Update (3:05 – 3:55)

2023 Federal Budget update
recent GAAR decisions

Shawn Tryon — Thorsteinssons LLP, Vancouver

Closing Questions and Comments (3:55 – 4:00)

Ian Humphries — Thorsteinssons LLP, Vancouver

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