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Planning and Decision Making26x x x x
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By William Buckwold x x
Complete Chapter Solutions Manualar
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e included (Ch 1 to 23)
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, Buckwold,xKitunen,xRomanxandxIqbal,xCanadianxIncomexTaxation,x2023-2024xEd.
CHAPTER 1 x
TAXATION― ITS ROLE IN BUSINESS DECISION MAKING
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ReviewxQuestions
1. Ifxincomextaxxisximposedxafterxprofitsxhavexbeenxdetermined,xwhyxisxtaxationxrelevantxtoxbu
sinessxdecisionxmaking?
2. Mostxbusinessxdecisionsxinvolvexthexevaluationxofxalternativexcoursesxofxaction.xForxexam
ple,xaxmarketingxmanagerxmayxbexresponsiblexforxchoosingxaxstrategyxforxestablishingxsale
sxinxnewxgeographicalxterritories.xBrieflyxexplainxhowxthextaxxfactorxcanxbexanxintegralxpartxofxt
hisxdecision.
3. Whatxarexthexfundamentalxvariablesxofxthexincomextaxxsystemxthatxdecision-
makersxshouldxbexfamiliarxwithxsoxthatxtheyxcanxapplyxtaxxissuesxtoxtheirxareasxofxresponsibil
ity?
4. Whatxisxanx“after-tax”xapproachxtoxdecisionxmaking?
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SolutionsxtoxReviewxQuestions
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1xOncexprofitxisxdetermined,xthexIncomexTaxxActxdeterminesxthexamountxofxincomextaxxthatxr
esults.xHowever,xatxallxlevelsxofxmanagement,xalternativexcoursesxofxactionxarexevaluated.xIn
xmanyxcases,xthexchoicexofxonexalternativexoverxthexotherxmayxaffectxbothxthexamountxandxthex
timingxofxfuturextaxesxonxincomexgeneratedxfromxthatxactivity.xTherefore,xthexpersonxmakingx
thosexdecisionsxhasxaxdirectxinputxintoxfuturexafter-
taxxcashxflow.xObviously,xdecisionsxthatxreducexorxpostponexthexpaymentxofxtaxxaffectxthexult
imatexreturnxonxinvestmentxand,xinxturn,xthexvaluexofxthexenterprise.xIncludingxthextaxxvariabl
exasxaxpartxofxthexformalxdecisionxprocessxwillxultimatelyxleadxtoximprovedxafter-
taxxcashxflow.
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2xExpansionxcanxbexachievedxinxnewxgeographicxareasxthroughxdirectxselling,xorxbyxestablis
hingxaxformalxpresencexinxthexnewxterritoryxwithxaxbranchxofficexorxaxseparatexcorporation.xT
hexnewxterritoriesxmayxalsoxcrossxprovincialxorxinternationalxboundaries.xProvincialxincomext
axxratesxvaryxamongstxthexprovinces.xThexamountxofxincomexthatxisxsubjectxtoxtaxxinxthexnew
xprovincexwillxbexdifferentxforxeachxofxthexthreexalternativesxmentionedxabove.xForxexample,x
withxdirectxselling,xnonexofxthexincomexisxtaxedxinxthexnewxprovince,xbutxwithxaxseparatexcorp
oration,xallxofxthexincomexisxtaxedxinxthexnewxprovince.xBecausexthextaxxcostxisxdifferentxinxea
chxcase,xtaxationxisxaxrelevantxpartxofxthexdecisionxandxmustxbexincludedxinxanyxcost-
benefitxanalysisxthatxcomparesxthexthreexalternativesx[Reg.x400-402.1].
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3xAxbasicxunderstandingxofxthexfollowingxvariablesxwillxsignificantlyxstrengthenxaxdecisionxm
aker'sxabilityxtoxapplyxtaxxissuesxtoxtheirxareaxofxresponsibility.
TypesxofxIncome -
Employment,xBusiness,xProperty,xCapitalxgainsxTax
ablexEntities - Individuals,xCorporations,xTrusts
AlternativexBusiness -
Corporation,xProprietorship,xPartnership,xLimitedxStr
uctures partnership,xJointxarrangement,xIncomextrust
TaxxJurisdictions - Federal,xProvincial,xForeign
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4xAllxcashxflowxdecisions,xwhetherxrelatedxtoxrevenues,xexpenses,xassetxacquisitionsxorxdive
stitures,xorxdebtxandxequityxrestructuring,xwillximpactxthexamountxandxtimingxofxthextaxxcost.xT
herefore,xcashxflowxexistsxonlyxonxanxafterxtaxxbasis,xand,xthextaxximpactsxwhetherxorxnotxthexu
ltimatexresultxofxthexdecisionxisxsuccessful.xAnxafter-taxxapproachxtoxdecision-
makingxrequiresxeachxdecision-makerxtoxthinkx"after-
tax"xforxeveryxdecisionxatxthextimexthexdecisionxisxbeingxmade,xand,xtoxconsiderxalternativexco
ursesxofxactionxtoxminimizexthextaxxcost,xinxthexsamexwayxthatxdecisionsxarexmadexregardingx
otherxtypesxofxcosts.
Failurex tox applyx anx after-
taxx approachx atx thex timex thatx decisionsx arex madex mayx providexinaccuratexinformationxforxe
valuation,xand,xresultxinxaxpermanentlyxinefficientxtaxxstructure.
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