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Dates and location
Pricing
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Description
This certificate program is designed for professionals who are seeking proficiency in estate and trust administration, estate accounting and trust tax reporting. This comprehensive program builds from a tax and estate planning scenario to the execution of a will, estate administration, tax filing and reporting to the stakeholders and courts. Participants will learn by interacting with an actual case and preparing documentation that would typically be available for submission to legal, regulatory and taxation authorities. Many of the tools outlined and skills developed are applicable to any fiduciary engagement.
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Post workshop. participants will have an understanding of the traditional estate accounting sections and reporting, how to deal with unique transactions, estate administration efficiency opportunities and trust tax return preparation and filing. Participants will learn how to navigate an estate administration and recognize pitfalls associated with estate accounting. They will review new trust reporting requirements and enhance their trust tax reporting acumen.
Expect to leave this program with the confidence to assist anyone acting as an executor, estate trustee, attorney under power of attorney for property and fiduciary related engagements.
Before registering for this session, please note, it is going to be an in-person session and will be held at the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario office in at 130 King St. W. in Toronto. You MUST attend in person to participate, there will not be an option to join this session virtually.
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Schedule
- Day 1: October 8, 2024, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Day 2: October 9, 2024, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Key Takeaways
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand of the estate administration process, fiduciary responsibilities and pitfall avoidance.
- Review the components and preparation of Estate Accounting ("Passing of Accounts") Reports.
- Consider nuanced scenarios such as:
- Family-owned business
- Digital Assets
- Legal and family law claims against an estate
- Foreign property
- Minor beneficiaries
- Estate is a beneficiary
- Examine Death of a Taxpayer Tax Planning and administration efficiency opportunities.
- Prepare and file Testamentary trust T3 tax and information return.
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Who Will Benefit
Attendees should have an understanding of a what a fiduciary does and nominal understanding of the Trust and Estate Planning Process. It would be helpful if they have some insight on some of the planning and associated consequences of Death of a Taxpayer. Examples of professions who would benefit from this certificate include:
- CPA Firm Owner
- Vice President, Finance
- Director of Finance
- Senior Tax Manager
- Insolvency Trustee
- Senior Accountant
- Tax Consultant
Prerequisite(s)
Participants are required to use a laptop or computer with Excel. An external mouse is strongly recommended for the hands-on work, as well as a functioning internal microphone to experience the full audio portion of the course.
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Attendance Requirements
To earn your CPD hours and Digital Badge, you must attend all live sessions. We understand that sometimes unplanned absences happen. Please reach out to our Operations Team if you're unable to attend a session as scheduled.
How to Access the Course
We're pleased to invite you to register for our Certificate courses. Whether or not you're a CPA, you're more than welcome to join us on this learning journey. To get started, you'll need to create an account. Don't worry if you don't have a CPA Ontario ID yet; you can easily set up your account right here. Let's begin your learning adventure together.
Before registering for this session, please note, it is going to be an in-person session and will be held at the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario office in at 130 King St. W. in Toronto. You MUST attend in person to participate, there will not be an option to join this session virtually.
Registration, cancellation, withdrawal and all other CPA Ontario PD policies can be found here.
Speaker(s)
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Michael Kulbak, CPA, CMA is Managing Principal of Kulbak Trust Solutions a fiduciary firm that provides Professional Executor, Power of Attorney and Trustee Services. His areas of specialization include estate and trust planning, tax, administration and compliance. Michael has been a CFO, Trustee, Director, Officer, Treasurer and executive responsible for financial stewardship for a number of organizations and trusts. In these roles he was accountable for safeguarding assets, financial decision-making, tax planning, regulatory and statutory reporting. |
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Dan McAran, CPA, CGA has over 23 years’ experience in fiduciary accounting. He was actively involved in the development of the Do Process (now Dye & Durham) estate-a-base program and did much of the detailed design of the estate accounting portion. He also has a Doctor of Business Administration Degree from the University of Reading (UK). |
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I loved this course. The teachers were engaging and passionate about the learning material.