Canadian Income Taxation 26th Edition
by William Buckwold, All Chapters 1 - 23
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Chapter1DTaxation-ItsDRoleDinDDecisionDMaking
Chapter2DFundamentalsDofDTaxDPlanning
ChapterD3DLiabilityDforDTax,DIncomeDDetermination,DandDAdministrationDofDtheDIncomeDTaxDSystem
ChapterD4DIncomeDfromDEmployment
ChapterD5DIncomeDfromDBusiness
ChapterD6DTheDAcquisition,DUse,DandDDisposalDofDDepreciableDProperty
Chapter7DIncomeDfromDProperty
Chapter8DGainsDandDLossesDonDtheDDispositionDofDCapitalDProperty-CapitalDGains
ChapterD9DOtherDIncome,DOtherDDeductions,DandDSpecialDRulesDforDCompletingDNetDIncomeDforDTaxDPurposes
ChapterD10DIndividuals:DDeterminationDofDTaxableDIncomeDandDTaxesDPayable
ChapterD11DCorporations-AnDIntroduction
ChapterD12DOrganization,DCapitalDStructures,DandDIncomeDDistributionsDofDCorporations
ChapterD13DTheDCanadian-ControlledDPrivateDCorporation
ChapterD14DMultipleDCorporationsDandDTheirDReorganization
ChapterD15DPartnerships
ChapterD16DLimitedDPartnershipsDandDJointDVentures
ChapterD17DTrusts
ChapterD18DBusinessDAcquisitionsDandDDivestitures-AssetsDversusDShares
ChapterD19DBusinessDAcquisitionsDandDDivestitures-Tax-DeferredDSales
ChapterD20DDomesticDandDInternationalDBusinessDExpansion
ChapterD21DTaxDAspectsDofDCorporateDFinancing
ChapterD22DIntroductionDtoDGST/HST
ChapterD23DBusinessDValuations
, CHAPTERD1
TAXATION―DITSDROLEDINDBUSINESSDDECISIONDMAKING
ReviewDQuestions
1. IfDincomeDtaxDisDimposedDafterDprofitsDhaveDbeenDdetermined,DwhyDisDtaxationDrelevantDtoDbusinessDd
ecisionDmaking?
2. MostDbusinessDdecisionsDinvolveDtheDevaluationDofDalternativeDcoursesDofDaction.DForDexample,DaDma
rketingDmanagerDmayDbeDresponsibleDforDchoosingDaDstrategyDforDestablishingDsalesDinDnewDgeograp
hicalDterritories.DBrieflyDexplainDhowDtheDtaxDfactorDcanDbeDanDintegralDpartDofDthisDdecision.
3. WhatDareDtheDfundamentalDvariablesDofDtheDincomeDtaxDsystemDthatDdecision-
makersDshouldDbeDfamiliarDwithDsoDthatDtheyDcanDapplyDtaxDissuesDtoDtheirDareasDofDresponsibility?
4. WhatDisDanD―after-tax‖DapproachDtoDdecisionDmaking?
SolutionsDtoDReviewDQuestions
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1DOnceDprofitDisDdetermined,DtheDIncomeDTaxDActDdeterminesDtheDamountDofDincomeDtaxDthatDresults.D
However,DatDallDlevelsDofDmanagement,DalternativeDcoursesDofDactionDareDevaluated.DInDmanyDcases,Dth
eDchoiceDofDoneDalternativeDoverDtheDotherDmayDaffectDbothDtheDamountDandDtheDtimingDofDfutureDtaxesD
onDincomeDgeneratedDfromDthatDactivity.DTherefore,DtheDpersonDmakingDthoseDdecisionsDhasDaDdirectDi
nputDintoDfutureDafter-
taxDcashD flow.DObviously,DdecisionsDthatDreduceDorDpostponeDtheDpaymentDofDtaxDaffectDtheDultimateDr
eturnDonDinvestmentDand,DinDturn,DtheDvalueDofDtheDenterprise.DIncludingDtheDtaxDvariableDasDaDpartDofDt
heDformalDdecisionDprocessDwillDultimatelyDleadDtoDimprovedDafter-taxDcashDflow.
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2DExpansionDcanDbeDachievedDinDnewDgeographicDareasDthroughDdirectDselling,DorDbyDestablishingDaDfo
rmalDpresenceDinDtheDnewDterritoryDwithDaDbranchDofficeDorDaDseparateDcorporation.DTheDnewDterritorie
sDmayDalsoDcrossDprovincialDorDinternationalDboundaries.DProvincialDincomeDtaxDratesDvaryDamongstDth
eDprovinces.DTheDamountDofDincomeDthatDisDsubjectDtoDtaxDinDtheDnewDprovinceDwillDbeDdifferentDforDea
chDofDtheDthreeDalternativesDmentionedDabove.DForDexample,DwithDdirectDselling,DnoneDofDtheDincomeDi
sDtaxedDinDtheDnewDprovince,DbutDwithDaDseparateDcorporation,DallDofDtheDincomeDisDtaxedDinDtheDnewDpr
ovince.DBecauseDtheDtaxDcostDisDdifferentDinDeachDcase,DtaxationDisDaDrelevantDpartDofDtheDdecisionDandD
mustDbeDincludedDinDanyDcost-benefitDanalysisDthatDcomparesDtheDthreeDalternativesD[Reg.D400-402.1].
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3DADbasicDunderstandingDofDtheDfollowingDvariablesDwillDsignificantlyDstrengthenDaDdecisionDmaker'sD
abilityDtoDapplyDtaxDissuesDtoDtheirDareaDofDresponsibility.
TypesDofDIncome - Employment,DBusiness,DProperty,DCapitalDgains
TaxableDEntities - Individuals,DCorporations,DTrusts
AlternativeDBusiness - Corporation,DProprietorship,DPartnership,DLimited
, Structures partnership,DJointDarrangement,DIncomeDtrust
TaxDJurisdictions - Federal,DProvincial,DForeign
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4DAllDcashDflowDdecisions,DwhetherDrelatedDtoDrevenues,Dexpenses,DassetDacquisitionsDorDdivestitures,D
orDdebtDandDequityDrestructuring,DwillDimpactDtheDamountDandDtimingDofDtheDtaxDcost.D Therefore,D cashD
flowD existsD onlyD onD anD afterD taxD basis,D and,D theD taxD impactsD whetherDorDnotDtheDultimateDresultDofDtheD
decisionDisDsuccessful.DAnDafter-taxDapproachDtoDdecision-makingDrequiresDeachDdecision-
makerDtoDthinkD"after-
tax"DforDeveryDdecisionDatDtheDtimeDtheDdecisionDisDbeingDmade,Dand,DtoDconsiderDalternativeDcoursesDof
DactionDtoDminimizeDtheDtaxDcost,DinDtheDsameDwayDthatDdecisionsDareDmadeDregardingDotherDtypesDofDco
sts.
FailureD toD applyD anD after-
taxD approachD atD theD timeD thatD decisionsD areD madeD mayD provideDinaccurateDinformationDforDevaluation,Dand,Dres
ultDinDaDpermanentlyDinefficientDtaxDstructure.
CHAPTERD2
FUNDAMENTALSDOFDTAXDPLANNING
ReviewDQuestions
1. ―TaxDplanningDandDtaxDavoidanceDmeanDtheDsameDthing.‖DIsDthisDstatementDtrue?DExplain.
2. WhatDdistinguishesDtaxDevasionDfromDtaxDavoidanceDandDtaxDplanning?
3. DoesDCanadaDRevenueDAgencyDdealDwithDallDtaxDavoidanceDactivitiesDinDtheDsameDway?DExplain.
4. TheDpurposeDofDtaxDplanningDisDtoDreduceDorDdeferDtheDtaxDcostsDassociatedDwithDfinancialDtransactio
ns.DWhatDareDtheDgeneralDtypesDofDtaxDplanningDactivities?DBrieflyDexplainDhowDeachDofDthemDmayDre
duceDorDdeferDtheDtaxDcost.
5. ―ItDisDalwaysDbetterDtoDpayDtaxDlaterDratherDthanDsooner.‖DIsDthisDstatementDtrue?DExplain.
6. WhenDcorporateDtaxDratesDareD13%DandDtaxDratesDforDindividualsDareD40%,DisDitDalwaysDbetterDforDtheD
individualDtoDtransferDtheirDbusinessDtoDaDcorporation?
7. ―AsDlongDasDallDofDtheDincomeDtaxDrulesDareDknown,DaDtaxDplanDcanDbeDdevelopedDwithDcertainty.‖DIsD
thisDstatementDtrue?DExplain.
8. WhatDbasicDskillsDareDrequiredDtoDdevelopDaDgoodDtaxDplan?
9. AnDentrepreneurDisDdevelopingDaDnewDbusinessDventureDandDisDplanningDtoDraiseDequityDcapitalDfromD
individualDinvestors.DTheirDadviserDindicatesDthatDtheDventureDcouldDbeDstructuredDasDaDcorporationD(i
.e.,DsharesDareDissuedDtoDtheDinvestors)DorDasDaDlimitedDpartnershipD (i.e.,D partnershipD unitsD areD sold).
D BothD structuresD provideD limitedD liabilityD forDtheDinvestors.DShouldDtheDentrepreneurDconsiderDtheDt
axDpositionsDofDtheDindividualDinvestors?DExplain.DWithoutDdealingDwithDspecificDtaxDrules,DwhatDge