SOLUTION MANUAL FOR CANADIAN INCOME TAXATION
2024/2025 27TH EDITION BY WILLIAM BUCKWOLD, JOAN
KITUNEN, MATTHEW ROMAN
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CHAPTER 1: T AXAT ION― IT S ROL E IN BUSINES S DECIS ION MAK ING
Review Questions
1. If Income Tax Is Imposed After Profits Have Been Determined, Why Is Taxation
Relevant To Business Decision Making?
2. Most Business Decisions Involve The Evaluation Of Alternative Courses Of Action. For
Example, A Marketing Manager May Be Responsible For Choosing A Strategy For
Establishing Sales In New Geographical Territories. Briefly Explain How The Tax Factor Can
Be An Integral Part Of This Decision.
3. What Are The Fundamental Variables Of The Income Tax System That Decision-Makers
Should Be Familiar With So That They Can Apply Tax Issues To Their Areas Of Responsibility?
4. What Is An ―After-Tax‖ Approach To Decision Making?
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Solutions To Review Questions
R1-1 Once Profit Is Determined, The Income Tax Act Determines The Amount Of Income
Tax That Results. However, At All Levels Of Management, Alternative Courses Of Action
Are Evaluated. In
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Many Cases, The Choice Of One Alternative Over The Other May Affect Both The
Amount And The Timing Of Future Taxes On Income Generated From That Activity.
Therefore, The Person Making
Those Decisions Has A Direct Input Into Future After-Tax Cash Flow. Obviously, Decisions
That Reduce Or Postpone The Payment Of Tax Affect The Ultimate Return On Investment And,
In Turn, The Value Of The Enterprise. Including The Tax Variable As A Part Of The Formal
Decision Process Will Ultimately Lead To Improved After-Tax Cash Flow.
R1-2 Expansion Can Be Achieved In New Geographic Areas Through Direct Selling, Or By
Establishing A Formal Presence In The New Territory With A Branch Office Or A Separate
Corporation. The New Territories May Also Cross Provincial Or International Boundaries.
Provincial Income Tax Rates Vary Amongst The Provinces. The Amount Of Income That Is
Subject To Tax In The New
Province Will Be Different For Each Of The Three Alternatives Mentioned Above. For
Example, With Direct Selling, None Of The Income Is Taxed In The New Province, But With
A Separate Corporation, All Of The Income Is Taxed In The New Province. Because The Tax
Cost Is Different In Each Case, Taxation Is A Relevant Part Of The Decision And Must Be
Included In Any Cost -Benefit Analysis That Compares The Three Alternatives [Reg. 400-
402.1].
R1-3 A Basic Understanding Of The Following Variables Will Significantly Strengthen A
Decision Maker's Ability To Apply Tax Issues To Their Area Of Responsibility.
Types Of Income - Employment, Business, Property, Capital Gains Taxable Entities
- Individuals, Corporations, Trusts
Alternative Business - Corporation, Proprietorship, Partnership, Limited
Structures Partnership, Joint Arrangement, Income Trust Tax Jurisdictions -
Federal, Provincial, Foreign
R1-4 All Cash Flow Decisions, Whether Related To Revenues, Expenses, Asset Acquisitions
Or Divestitures, Or Debt And Equity Restructuring, Will Impact The Amount And Timing Of
The Tax Cost. Therefore, Cash Flow Exists Only On An After Tax Basis, And, The Tax
Impacts Whether Or Not The Ultimate Result Of The Decision Is Successful. An After-Tax
Approach To Decision- Making Requires Each Decision-Maker To Think "After-Tax" For
Every Decision At The Time The Decision Is Being Made, And, To Consider Alternative
Courses Of Action To Minimize The Tax Cost, In The Same Way That Decisions Are Made
Regarding Other Types Of Costs.
Failure To Apply An After-Tax Approach At The Time That Decisions Are Made May Provide
Inaccurate Information For Evaluation, And, Result In A Permanently Inefficient Tax Structure.
2024/2025 27TH EDITION BY WILLIAM BUCKWOLD, JOAN
KITUNEN, MATTHEW ROMAN
,1|P AG E
CHAPTER 1: T AXAT ION― IT S ROL E IN BUSINES S DECIS ION MAK ING
Review Questions
1. If Income Tax Is Imposed After Profits Have Been Determined, Why Is Taxation
Relevant To Business Decision Making?
2. Most Business Decisions Involve The Evaluation Of Alternative Courses Of Action. For
Example, A Marketing Manager May Be Responsible For Choosing A Strategy For
Establishing Sales In New Geographical Territories. Briefly Explain How The Tax Factor Can
Be An Integral Part Of This Decision.
3. What Are The Fundamental Variables Of The Income Tax System That Decision-Makers
Should Be Familiar With So That They Can Apply Tax Issues To Their Areas Of Responsibility?
4. What Is An ―After-Tax‖ Approach To Decision Making?
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1
Solutions To Review Questions
R1-1 Once Profit Is Determined, The Income Tax Act Determines The Amount Of Income
Tax That Results. However, At All Levels Of Management, Alternative Courses Of Action
Are Evaluated. In
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Many Cases, The Choice Of One Alternative Over The Other May Affect Both The
Amount And The Timing Of Future Taxes On Income Generated From That Activity.
Therefore, The Person Making
Those Decisions Has A Direct Input Into Future After-Tax Cash Flow. Obviously, Decisions
That Reduce Or Postpone The Payment Of Tax Affect The Ultimate Return On Investment And,
In Turn, The Value Of The Enterprise. Including The Tax Variable As A Part Of The Formal
Decision Process Will Ultimately Lead To Improved After-Tax Cash Flow.
R1-2 Expansion Can Be Achieved In New Geographic Areas Through Direct Selling, Or By
Establishing A Formal Presence In The New Territory With A Branch Office Or A Separate
Corporation. The New Territories May Also Cross Provincial Or International Boundaries.
Provincial Income Tax Rates Vary Amongst The Provinces. The Amount Of Income That Is
Subject To Tax In The New
Province Will Be Different For Each Of The Three Alternatives Mentioned Above. For
Example, With Direct Selling, None Of The Income Is Taxed In The New Province, But With
A Separate Corporation, All Of The Income Is Taxed In The New Province. Because The Tax
Cost Is Different In Each Case, Taxation Is A Relevant Part Of The Decision And Must Be
Included In Any Cost -Benefit Analysis That Compares The Three Alternatives [Reg. 400-
402.1].
R1-3 A Basic Understanding Of The Following Variables Will Significantly Strengthen A
Decision Maker's Ability To Apply Tax Issues To Their Area Of Responsibility.
Types Of Income - Employment, Business, Property, Capital Gains Taxable Entities
- Individuals, Corporations, Trusts
Alternative Business - Corporation, Proprietorship, Partnership, Limited
Structures Partnership, Joint Arrangement, Income Trust Tax Jurisdictions -
Federal, Provincial, Foreign
R1-4 All Cash Flow Decisions, Whether Related To Revenues, Expenses, Asset Acquisitions
Or Divestitures, Or Debt And Equity Restructuring, Will Impact The Amount And Timing Of
The Tax Cost. Therefore, Cash Flow Exists Only On An After Tax Basis, And, The Tax
Impacts Whether Or Not The Ultimate Result Of The Decision Is Successful. An After-Tax
Approach To Decision- Making Requires Each Decision-Maker To Think "After-Tax" For
Every Decision At The Time The Decision Is Being Made, And, To Consider Alternative
Courses Of Action To Minimize The Tax Cost, In The Same Way That Decisions Are Made
Regarding Other Types Of Costs.
Failure To Apply An After-Tax Approach At The Time That Decisions Are Made May Provide
Inaccurate Information For Evaluation, And, Result In A Permanently Inefficient Tax Structure.
