Dates and location
Pricing
Hours
Dates and location
Pricing
Hours
Description
This course provides a refresher on corporate tax fundamentals, focusing on an overview of key concepts such as the rules governing corporate control and relationships between entities. The course highlights important considerations related to associated and affiliated corporations and non-arm’s-length transactions, supporting a clearer understanding of their impact on tax outcomes and planning.
Topics include:
- Control.
- Associated/related corporations.
- Related/associated/affiliated basic rules and concepts.
- Tax planning to dis-associate.
- General rules on non-arm’s length transactions.
- Loss‑denial rules.
- Transfer to non-affiliates.
- Please note that this course does not cover the preparation of corporate tax returns.
NOTE: This course description has been revised and reflects updates for 2026. If you have any questions, please contact pdevents@cpaontario.ca.
Key Takeaways
By the end of this course, participants should be able to:
- Understand how to determine control of a corporation and apply the associated, affiliated and related party rules.
Who Will Benefit
- Practitioners focused on private‑company corporate tax who want a structured, practice‑oriented review.
- Professionals seeking to refresh core planning concepts across reorganizations, transactions, and owner‑manager matters.
Prerequisite(s)
- Completed Corporate Tax: Compliance & Planning in T2 Preparation (or equivalent experience).
- Working experience preparing corporate tax returns.
- Moderate corporate tax planning exposure.
How to Access the Course
This course is delivered as a live webinar. To receive verifiable CPD hours, you must attend the session live. We recommend joining at least 5 minutes before the scheduled start time. For the best interactive experience, please use a computer equipped with a camera and microphone.
A reminder email with the Zoom link and course details will be sent two business days before the session. If you do not receive it, please check your spam or junk folder.
The same information, including any available materials, will also be posted in advance on our Blackboard LMS.
Registration, cancellation, withdrawal and all other CPA Ontario PD policies can be found here.
Speaker(s)
Karen Wilkinson, FCPA, FCA is President of Karen Wilkinson Professional Corporation. She was previously a Tax Partner with Deloitte LLP with over 25 years of tax experience. Karen's practice is focused on assisting private companies and their owners in maximizing wealth and transitioning the business to the next generation. While at Deloitte LLP, Karen was the Chief Learning Officer for the Canadian tax practice for 9 years. She has been involved in the delivery of all aspects of the CPA Canada In-depth tax program and is a former lecturer for the CPA Canada Income Tax for the General Practitioner course. Karen graduated from the University of Waterloo with a Master of Accounting degree. Karen has been very involved in the community over the years currently serving as a member of the Board of the Kitchener Waterloo Symphony Association and the Treasurer at Orchestras Canada. Prior community involvement has included the Board of Governors at the University of Waterloo and United Way of Cambridge and North Dumfries.