Tax Issues for Commercial Practitioners 2023


Course Date: June 21, 2023

Full Course Materials
Total: 5h 14min
Total Ethics: 35min
Course Introduction and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:10)
 
Genevieve ChangProgram 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 CynaderScion Law LLP, Vancouver
 
Commodity Tax Update (10:10 – 11:00)
  • Underused Housing Tax
  • Speculation and Vacancy Tax & Empty Homes Taxupdate, audit trends
  • Foreign Buyer Taxaudit trends
  • GST update
    • credit card fees
    • assignment rules
  • BC PST updatecloud computing services
Zheting SuThorsteinssons 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. KarsanMcQuarrie 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 MaguireOsler, 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 FehrMNP 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 HumphriesThorsteinssons LLP, Vancouver