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 The best-selling Shareholders' Agreements: a Tax and Legal Guide is a practical, easy to read reference guide to the major business, financial, and tax considerations involved when structuring shareholders' agreements. The book has been revised since the last edition to take into account changing tax legislation and updates to common legal precedents such as:

• Enhanced GAAR discussion with comments on recent Superior Court of Canada decision
• Changes relating to non-competition agreements
• New dividend taxation rules
• New issues on share purchase on death
• Increased lifetime SBC capital gains deduction
• Changes relating to non-resident vendors/purchasers

The above changes will impact the typical shareholders' agreement as it would relate to payment of dividends vs. retention of income at the corporate level, structuring buyouts in the most tax effective way and the role of holding companies.

Consequently, the content of the book has been updated in order to meet the needs of professionals such as lawyers, accountants, insurance agents, and financial advisors who are frequently asked to comment on these types of agreements. This is especially important since shareholders' agreements form an integral part of business succession and estate planning, which is an area of projected growth given an aging population.

Additional Content:

Shareholders' Agreements: a Tax and Legal Guide also includes boilerplate samples on the accompanying DVD. Working sample agreements and variable clauses will be included on the DVD for convenient agreement creation.

About the Authors:

Jack Bernstein is a Senior Tax Partner with the law firm of Aird & Berlis LLP and a CCH author. Jack is a leading practitioner in the areas of corporate tax and estate planning. He is a well-known lecturer with several professional associations and has written for a number of trade publications. Jack is the original author of the 1988 work.

Stuart Bollefer is also a Senior Tax Partner and a member of the firm's Tax Group, as well as Chair of the Wealth Management and Succession Planning Team. Stuart has more than 25 years of extensive experience providing domestic and international tax advice with respect to mergers and acquisitions, inbound and outbound investment and business expansion, and estate and wealth preservation planning. Stuart acted as editor in chief and contributor in this edition.

Steven Kelman and Dennis Miller are Partners with Aird & Berlis LLP's Corporate Finance group, practising in the areas of corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions, debt and equity financings, and shareholders' agreements. Steven and Dennis have presented at a numbe

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Ontario Tax Reporter newsletter is designed to keep you up-to-date on legislative changes and other tax developments in Ontario. You'll also benefit from practical feature articles and columns written by prominent practitioners.

Updated monthly. Available to be e-mailed in PDF format only.

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This edition is current to July 31, 2007

Now in its 28th edition, this well-known title consolidates the full text of the Ontario Retail Sales Tax Act and Regulations and includes current Retail Sales Tax Guides, Small Business Pointers, Information Notices, Interpretation Letters, and General Information Bulletins. The expert comprehensive commentary, by the firm of Ryan (formerly Robert Brakel & Associates), reflects recent changes, including those announced in the 2007 Ontario Budget.

Topics covered:

• Specific applications of Ontario sales tax
• Exemptions
• Refunds
• Vendor responsibilities
• Audits
• Assessments
• Appeals

Features include:

• Quick reference charts, including an overview of taxable and exempt goods and services
• Frequently asked questions and answers highlighted throughout the commentary

Updates include:

• New rules for the application of sales tax to computer software and related services
• Changes to the rules pertaining to purchase exemption certificates
• Changes to the rules pertaining to related party transactions
• Consequential amendments to the change in the GST rate
• Changes to various exemptions and rebates
• 2005, 2006, and 2007 Ontario Budget changes
• Updated commentary, for all recent changes in legislation and case law
• Updated legislation, incorporating all recent amendments to July 31, 2007
• New and revised administrative guides and publications, including updated guides on computer software and purchase exemption certificates
• A new guide on common audit issues and additional interpretations on leases and rentals and telecommunications services

Table of Contents

• Foreword
• Summary of Amendments
• Quick Reference Charts
• Ontario Retail Sales Tax Commentary
• Retail Sales Tax Act
• Regulation 1012: Definitions, Exemptions and Rebates
• Regulation 1013: General
• Regulation 10/03: Rebate for Energy-Efficient Appliances
• Retail Sales Tax Information Notices
• Retail Sales Tax Guides
• Small Business Pointers and Small Business Guide
• Retail Sales Tax Interpretation Letters
• Ministry of Revenue Tax Offices
• Topical Index

About the Author
Formerly known as Robert Brakel & Associates, Ryan is the leading tax services firm in North America, with the largest transaction tax practice in the United States and Canada. Since 1974, the firm's Canadian practice, located in Toronto, Ontario, has performed work for more than 5500 organizations on a variety of tax matters, both provincially and nationally. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the firm provides a comprehensive range o

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This is the 'must have' publication for real estate practitioners in Ontario. The Ontario Real Estate Law Guide gives you complete monthly coverage of topics related to real estate transactions in Ontario. It is comprehensive; it provides you with text of all relevant Acts and regulations, as well as related forms and precedents, and checklists of procedures.

New to the guide are comprehensive, interactive Smart Charts on the following topics:

• Residential/Commercial Owners Title Insurance Policy Comparison
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Also included are summaries of recent cases, as well as relevant and practical editorial commentary on the following topics:

• Professional Duties and Liabilities
• Purchase andSale Agreements
• Document Registration Guide
• Taxes
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• Condominiums
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• Environmental Issues
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Ontario Real Estate Law Developments is a newsletter that summarizes all recent developments in real estate law in Ontario, including a legislative updates and case summaries.

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The Ontario Accident Benefit Case Summaries Newsletter summarizes Ontario accident benefit cases from the Financial Services Commission of Ontario, private arbitration, and the courts.

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Ontario Accident Benefit Case Summaries gives you concise summaries of every relevant decision from the Financial Services Commission of Ontario, private arbitration, and the courts. It includes extensive Finding Lists and a detailed Topical Index so you can locate information quickly. You can also access archived case summaries dating back to 1991 in the Online version of this product.

Information is divided under the following headings:

• Appeals
• Case Summaries
• Legislation
• Expanded Topical Index
• Case Tables

Included with your subscription is a bi-monthly newsletter, Ontario Accident Benefit Case Summaries. 

About the Author
Eric Grossman, BA, LLB, is a founding partner of the Toronto law firm Zarek Taylor Grossman Hanrahan LLP, where he represents insurers in casualty and property disputes. Eric is a founding partner of this firm, which opened in October 1997. Eric was recognized as a Certified Specialist in Civil Litigation by the Law Society of Upper Canada in December of 1999 and has been recognized by Lexpert in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as a repeatedly recommended expert in personal injury law.

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Whatever you need to know about Wealth Management And Estate Planning, you'll find it in this one comprehensive source. With a key word searchable database, you'll find it faster and easier than you can imagine. With Internet updating, you'll know about any news and changes as soon as they are reported. When you subscribe to this database, you'll also receive free subscriptions to two electronic newsletters: The Estate Planner and the Wealth Management Times.

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Tax disputes don't just take place in a courtroom. Controversies occur before and during tax audits. You need to be ready to maximize your client's position. In fact, if you have the right tool - one that helps you to maximize your client's position - you may be able to end the dispute and avoid the courtroom completely. McCarthy Tétrault on Tax Disputes is the right tool. It's loaded with practical, useable information that will help keep you up-to-date and well-equipped to handle potential disputes.

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• Current knowledge of assessing practices and audit projects
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Loose leaf, DVD, and Internet updated bi-monthly.

McCarthy Tetrault on Tax Disputes represents the views and experience of lawyers in the Tax Dispute Resolution Group of McCarthy Tetrault.

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Estate Administration in Ontario: A Practical Guide provides step-by-step instruction on the various estate administration procedures. Contains estate conveyancing, the ramifications of the Family Law Act, income taxation at death, U.S. estate tax, executors' and solicitors' compensation, testamentary capacity/undue influence, and the Substitute Decisions Act.

Publication Year: 1999

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Estate administration is one of the most technical and complex areas of legal practice. If you are a legal practitioner, law clerk, student or estate trustee, Essential Estate Administration in Ontario provides you with the knowledge and tools to administer an estate and deal with the legal issues that will inevitably arise. Providing precedents and forms on an accompanying DVD (in Word and WordPerfect formats), this new book from CCH will be your one-stop guide to estate administration in Ontario.

Highlights of topics covered include:

• Inter Vivos Trusts; Intestacy; Certificates of Appointment
• Estate Administration
• Administration of Assets and Liabilities
• Real Estate Conveyancing and Estates; Family Law
• Estate Litigation: Orders for Assistance and Non-Contentious Matters; Contested Matters
• Powers of Attorney and Guardianships of Property; Powers of Attorney and Guardianships of Personal Care
• Estate Accounting; Formal Passing of Accounts; Income Taxes and Estates

Publication Year: 2002

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Archival tax cases from one of Canada’s oldest and most trusted tax services

Dominion Tax Cases (Archival) provides you with the full text of all archival tax cases (from 1920) and includes a complete index of all cases. It covers income tax decisions released by the Tax Court of Canada as well as judgments from the Federal and Supreme Courts of Canada and the higher courts of the provinces on questions of federal income taxation. The archive is updated yearly.
Time-saving features:

• Headnotes summarize each decision, with links to relevant provisions of the Income Tax Act.
• The Appeals Filed section alerts the tax researcher to appeals still pending and refusals of Leave to Appeal.

• Topical index and listing by cases cited

If you also subscribe to Dominion Tax Cases (Current), the two infobases are electronically linked, significantly speeding up your research.

• Dominion Tax Cases newsletter
• Free training and technical support

Wolters Kluwer CCH research subscriptions deliver the most timely, relevant and reliable tax information and commentary to Canada's tax professionals, significantly reducing research time.

Professionals who subscribe to the Dominion Tax Cases (Archival) also find these publications instrumental to their practice:

• Dominion Tax Cases (Current)
• Canadian Tax Reporter

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Written by William I. Innes, LLB, LLM, and Patrick J. Boyle, LLB, Canada's most highly regarded experts on charities and non-profits at Dentons, Charities, Non-Profits and Philanthropy under the Income Tax Act provides a readable, affordable and comprehensive guide to the regulation of charities, non-profits, and philanthropy under the Income Tax Act. This book brings together all the material charities, non-profits, and their advisors need in one manageable, user-friendly volume.

Topics covered:

• What Qualifies as a Charitable Donation?
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• Registration of Charities
• Public Foundations
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• Gift Planning
• Reporting, Disclosure, and Record Keeping
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• Appeals
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• Political Activities

A must-have reference tool for anyone who:

• Provides legal or accounting services to charitable or non-profit organizations
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Bundled to help you better understand how the CRA thinks

This combination of Canadian Tax Reporter and Window on Canadian Tax Library offers unique insights into the internal operation of the CRA.

The Internet version is updated semi-monthly.

Canadian Tax Reporter

This full income tax service provides extensive commentary on all aspects of federal income tax, written by tax experts from Dentons Canada LLP, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Joseph Frankovic, tax lawyer and member of the adjunct faculty of Osgoode Hall Law School, and a team of other expert contributors.

Content includes:

• Income Tax Act and Regulations
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• Window on Canadian Tax^®
  The most comprehensive tax product in Canada that provides expert commentary on internal CRA documents in both English and French. Delivers valuable insights into the CRA’s approach to the law, including actual practices and policies of the government relating to tax matters. Content includes:
  
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If you are involved with any aspect of taxation in the resource industry, this is one service that can prove to be absolutely indispensable. It is a highly regarded and widely respected forum for informed commentary on taxation and other matters of concern to the resource industry. As an archival database, it contains all previously published issues of Canadian Petroleum Tax Journal and is updated as new issues are released.

Includes links to the Income Tax Act, Regulations, Bulletins, Circulars, and Dominion Tax Cases.

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Provides full text decisions from provincial and federal courts on insurance contracts, including life, health, accident, fire, casualty and automobile. Includes archival cases from 1937 and the following:

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The most current source of Ontario accident benefit cases, this service summarizes every relevant decision from the Financial Services Commission of Ontario, private arbitration, and the courts. Extensive finding lists help you locate information quickly. The service is divided under the following headings:

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• Appeal Summaries
• 2001 and 2002 Case Summaries
• Legislation

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This subscription contains two beneficial resources.

The Canadian Insurance Law Reporter (current and archival) provides full text decisions from provincial and federal courts on insurance contracts, including life, health, accident, fire, casualty and automobile.

It includes archival cases from 1937 and the following:

• Insurance Cases (full text)
• Torts, General (digests)
• Torts, Motor Vehicles (digests)
• Quantum of Damages Table
• Code Citators
• Case Table
• Topical Index

Your subscription also includes the monthly newsletter, Canadian Insurance Law Reports.

The most current source of Ontario accident benefit cases, Ontario Accident Benefit Case Summaries provides every relevant decision from the Financial Services Commission of Ontario, private arbitration, and the courts. Extensive finding lists help you locate information quickly. The service is divided under the following headings:

• Expanded Topical Index and Case Tables
• Appeal Summaries
• 2001 and 2002 Case Summaries
• Legislation

It also includes a bi-monthly newsletter, Ontario Accident Benefit Case Summaries, that summarizes accident benefit cases from the Financial Services Commission of Ontario, private arbitration, and the courts.

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The Canadian Insurance Law Reporter (current and archival) is the ultimate information resource for those who practice insurance law. This product combines two services to serve you better. You receive the full-text decisions from provincial and federal courts on insurance contracts, including life, health, accident, fire, casualty, and automobile, plus you gain access to an archive of insurance cases dating back to 1937.

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• Ongoing monthly updates to the Quantum of Damages and Code Citator tables
• Ongoing addition of leading insurance cases and tort (motor vehicle and general) digests, including:
  • Progressive Home Ltd. v. Lombard General Insurance Co. of Canada, [2010] I.L.R. I-5051-The Supreme Court of Canada clarified that a commercial general liability policy must provide coverge for claims against a general contractor arising from construction defects.
  • Grant v. Torstar Corp., [2010] I.L.R. G-2321-The Supreme Court of Canada confirmed the new defence of "responsible communication on matters of public interest" to defamation lawsuits.
  • Miazga v. Kvello Estate, [2010] I/LR/ G-2298-The Supreme Court of Canada departed from the law on the tort of malicious prosecution that it laid down 20 years ago in Nelles v. Ontario, [1989] 2 S.C.R. 170, and created a new special test for suing Crown prosecutors for malicious prosecution.

Also with your subscription is the monthly newsletter Canadian Insurance Law Reports that includes provincial and federal court decisions related to this area of the law.

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Research into old cases is a common necessity for the insurance law practitioner. The Canadian Insurance Law Reporter (archival cases) streamlines your research by providing you with an archive of insurance cases dating back to 1937.

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A comprehensive listing of all the tax research resources you’ll ever need

The Canadian Income Tax Research Index is an indispensable tax research tool. It gives you a comprehensive index – both topical and sectional – of analytical articles and other resources relating to federal income tax.

Included is a list of recent and upcoming tax conferences, with a summary of papers delivered and information on how to obtain them, plus a comprehensive listing of books published on the subject of federal tax.

In short, it’s the ideal research aid because it saves you time and ensures your research is complete.

The Internet version is updated quarterly.

• Free training and technical support

Wolters Kluwer CCH research subscriptions deliver the most timely, relevant and reliable tax information and commentary to Canada's tax professionals, significantly reducing research time.

Professionals who subscribe to the Canada Income Tax Research Index also find these publications instrumental to their practice:

• Window on Canadian Tax
• Canadian Tax Reporter
• Tax Topics

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Webinar information current as of February 25, 2008.

Recent tax changes, including declining corporate tax rates, eligible dividends and an increasingly vigilant Revenue Agency have changed the ground rules for the taxation of private companies and their owner-managers. Because of new tax planning opportunities and traps, practitioners who simply follow past practices risk missing out on important tax planning opportunities – and may be putting their clients in tax jeopardy.

Audience: Advisors who want an overview of the key strategies that should be considered for Canadian-controlled private corporations and their shareholders should not miss this session.

• Declining Corporate Tax Rates and Eligible Dividends
• Integration: Bonuses Revisited
• Rethinking RRSPs for the Owner/Manager

• Presale and Ongoing Purification Structures
• Crystallization Strategies
• Tax Effective Structures
• The Section 84.1 Trap

• Issues in Respect of “Association”
• Benefits of Separating Businesses
• Partnership Structures
• Consulting Business Opportunities

• Asset Sales Trump Share Sales
• Simplifying the Business Sale
• Rethinking the Personal Services Business Rules
• Trouble with Trusts
• Tax Reporting Traps

This webinar will be presented by five tax specialists from the MERITAS Canada Tax Group.

David Louis LLB, CA has 30 years of experience in income tax matters, including personal, corporate, international, and estate planning, focusing largely on entrepreneurs.

Michael Goldberg LLB has been working with his clients and their advisors to assist them with their corporate, estate, personal and international tax planning needs.

William Cooper LLB, CGA has a broad range of experience in tax and corporate finance, including senior financial positions with a multinational forest products company.

Raymond Hupfer LLB, CA focuses on taxation matters, purchase and sale of businesse

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Webinar information current as of November 21, 2007.

On June 29, 2006, draft legislation was introduced to lower the income tax rate on large corporation dividends received by Canadians. The objective is to eliminate the double taxation of large corporation dividends and so to make these investments more attractive relative to income trusts and other investments. This webinar will deal with some of the issues arising from this proposed legislation.

Audience: Public practice accountants, tax preparers, lawyers – anyone who advises clients (personal and/or corporate) on taxation matters.

AGENDA

1. Overview of the rules
2. Two new tax accounts:
1. GRIP (general rate income pool)
2. LRIP (low rate income pool)
3. Change of status:
1. CCPC to non-CCPC
2. Non-CCPC to CCPC
3. Amalgamations and winding-ups
4. Eligible dividends
5. Excessive eligible dividends:
1. Anti-avoidance rule
2. Election to treat part as a non-eligible dividend
6. Bonus vs. dividends
7. Interaction with RDTOH
8. Sale of assets vs. shares – How do these rules affect the decision?
9. Impact on post-mortem planning
10. Impact on holding company structures and estate freezes
11. How to structure share capital to stream eligible dividend payments
12. Impact on income splitting
13. Impact on corporate-owned life insurance

This webinar will be presented by three tax specialists from Aird & Berlis LLP.

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Published: 2002

Part of a series of books providing coverage of civil litigation law, A Guide to Costs in Ontario takes a practical approach to the granting of costs and the determination of their quantum. The authors discuss the implementation of the Costs Grid, the requirement that costs on motions be fixed by the motions judge and be made payable forthwith, the determination of costs by judges on motions and trials, and the new terminology for costs.

This book will appeal to legal practitioners, family and criminal law lawyers, and professional accountants. In softcover format, this book is ideal for use by practitioners in court or meetings.

What's included:

• Conduct of a Solicitor-Client Assessment
• Considerations in Assessing a Solicitor's Account
• Orders for Costs as Between Parties (contains the new Costs Grid)
• Effect of Settlement Offers on Costs
• Costs When Recovery Limited to Accounts Within Limited Jurisdiction
• Contingency Fees and the American Experience
• Precedents on an accompanying DVD

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Publshed: 2002

Part of a series of books providing coverage of civil litigation law, A Guide to Collections Procedures in Ontario sets out the steps that a creditor must follow in attempting to collect monies owed to him or her.

What's included:

• The debt collection process
• The differences among the various courts and procedures
• The process of issuing the statement of claim, the processes involved in obtaining default judgment or summary judgment
• Defences that debtors often use in defending claims
• Enforcement of judgments, including a section on Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments
• Precedents for notices of garnishment, writs of seizure and, statements of claim, affidavits in support of motions for judgment and draft judgments
• Precedents to assist creditors in the preparation of materials required to obtain, and ultimately to enforce, the judgment
• Precedents on an accompanying DVD

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The Supreme Court of Canada has delivered judgments in two critical cases involving the General Anti-Avoidance Rule. These long-awaited decisions are the most important developments in tax law in the past decade. Are you on the right side of GAAR?

History
When GAAR was introduced in 1988, it gave Revenue Canada very broad powers to challenge perceived tax avoidance activity. And since its genesis, there have been many justifiable concerns regarding GAAR's impact on tax planning. The bottom line is that GAAR has the power to affect any transaction that has the purpose of eliminating or reducing tax. But there has been little in the way of practical guidance to make informed planning decisions – until now.

The Essential GAAR Manual: Policies, Principles and Procedures is written by Canada's most highly regarded team of experts on GAAR issues at Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP: William I. Innes, LLB, LLM; Patrick J. Boyle, LLB; and Joel Nitikman, LLB, LLM. It was designed with your tax planning practice in mind and includes useful and accessible reference tools that will arm you with the knowledge and insight to inform your clients properly. It answers questions that will affect your tax planning strategies, such as:

• What's the future of GAAR after Canada Trustco and Mathew?
• What's a "textual, contextual and purposive" analysis?
• What does the Supreme Court of Canada mean by requiring that tax measures be "predictable"?
• What is the future of corporate tax planning?
• What is the future of family and estate planning?
• How will commercial tax shelters fare under the "new" GAAR analysis?
• How does a practitioner cope with the post-Canada Trustco climate?
• How do you document a transaction that may be probed by GAAR?

The author team goes beyond a descriptive and substantive analysis and provides you with key insights into the practical application of GAAR considerations for your day-to-day practice. As the application evolves, the CRA is likely to invoke GAAR with more frequency.

Resources

• The Bottom Line Magazine: Canada's premier newspaper for accountants – The Essential GAAR Manual
• CCH Publishes First Comprehensive GAAR Manual (11/04/2006)

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The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) issues income tax interpretation bulletins (ITs) to provide technical interpretations and positions regarding certain provisions contained in income tax law. Due to their technical nature, ITs are used primarily by CRA staff and tax specialists. An interpretation or position contained in an IT generally applies as of the date on which it was published, unless otherwise specified.

If you seek to provide the optimal solution on income tax related matters, then you need these invaluable resources. Income Tax Bulletins, Circulars, and Technical News is the only comprehensive print reference book that consolidates the Canada Revenue Agency's interpretations of the Income Tax Act; CRA procedures, practices, and administration policies; and CRA's position on recent court decisions. It offers three separate indexes to assist you in searching for the information you need fast.

• The Topical Index references specific topics of interest.
• The Sectional Index allows you to search for a document applicable to a provision in the Income Tax Act
• The Numerical Finding Index references the exact page of the circular, bulletin, or technical news that you need

This reference book is produced annually. The 2010 edition is consolidated to May 31, 2010.

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This webcast was recorded on March 5, 2008

The purpose of GST Update is to inform Canadian businesses of some of the more significant GST developments including recent legislative changes, CRA administrative policy developments, and recent GST jurisprudence. Through participation in this seminar, registrants will receive timely information on current issues and practical advice in dealing with day-to-day GST issues.

Agenda

• GST Rate Reduction
• ITC Documentation Requirements & GST Registry
• Corporate Reorganizations (GST Tips & Traps)
• Hot Audit Topics
• Standardized Accounting & Voluntary Disclosures
• Case Law Update on Financial Services
• Excise Tax & Insurance Premiums

The Speaker
Brent Murray is a partner in Wilson & Partners LLP, an independent tax law firm affiliated with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, whose practice focuses exclusively on commodity tax, customs and related matters including Goods and Services Tax (GST), Provincial Sales Tax (PST) and related cross-border matters. He has authored numerous articles and papers on commodity tax matters including conference papers for the Canadian Tax Foundation, Canadian Bar Association and CICA Commodity Tax Symposium and is a regular contributor to the GST Monitor and GST & Commodity Tax.

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This webcast was recoreded on March 26, 2008

Cross-Border Tax Update will discuss a number of changes affecting Canadian tax laws that have recently been enacted or that are expected to come into force in 2008 and will have a significant impact on cross-border taxation.

This webinar is intended to provide valuable updates to those with at least an intermediate understanding of cross-border tax issues including those working in private practice and those working in-house.

Agenda

• Updates regarding the protocol to the Canada-U.S. Income Tax Convention
• The elimination of withholding tax on interest paid to non-residents
• Changes to the Canada Revenue Agency policy regarding amalgamations and non-residents
• The status of the foreign investment entity/non-resident trust rules
• Developments in the area of transfer pricing

The Speakers
Jules Lewy, LLB, is a Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP partner who focuses on all aspects of taxation, including corporate, international, and personal tax law, and frequently provides business and tax advice to owner-managed businesses, including advice on corporate reorganizations, acquisitions and divestitures.

Duane Milot, LLB, is a Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP lawyer whose practice focuses on general corporate income tax law for both domestic and international tax issues, and represents taxpayers in disputes with the Canada Revenue Agency and provincial tax authorities.

Christopher Steeves, LLB, is a Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP partner who practices tax law with particular expertise in the area of corporate restructurings and acquisitions involving Canadian businesses.

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Available: July 2011

Authors: Robert Ricketts and Larry Tunnell

Discusses the complex issues involving partnership taxation with utmost clarity. It uses hundreds of illustrative examples, practice observations, helpful charts and insightful explanations to make even the most difficult concepts understandable. The book reflects the authors' penchant for communicating the pertinent facts in very direct language and creating a context for understanding the multifaceted issues and applying them to practice.

This new edition fully reflects all the latest developments in this complex area. These include changes affecting:

• partnership basis adjustments
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• sale of an interest in a partnership with built-in loss property
• disproportionate distributions from partnerships with built-in loss property exp
• ensing and amortization of partnership organizational expenses
• partnership treatment of the deduction for domestic production activities
• recognition of cancellation-of-indebtedness income, and more

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State Tax Guidebook Library Plan provides you with all 20 industry-leading State Tax Guidebooks, shipped immediately upon publication, all for one attractive annual subscription price nearly 50% off the regular list price. You'll receive all State Tax Guidebooks currently available and all new editions published within your subscription period and any new editions developed and published throughout the year during your subscription period.

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• Oil and Gas Tax Reporter Tax Trends Newsletter (monthly) - tracks federal energy legislation, IRS rulings, federal cases, state tax, and other developments.
• Multistate Oil and Gas Severance Tax Interactive Chart – allows you to quickly find the applicable oil or gas severance tax rates for any state jurisdiction, with citations to the state laws.
• Oil and Gas Tax Reporter – edited by industry experts, providing many illustrative examples and tax planning considerations for oil and gas ventures, citations to controlling authorities, and updated quarterly to reflect the latest developments. Covers the tax provisions unique to the oil and gas industry, from exploration, through development, the production phase, and sales and other dispositions of the properties. Includes coverage of issues unique to oil and gas companies in various areas, including tax credits, depreciation, and accounting methods.
• Internal Revenue Manual - Oil and Gas Handbook – IRS internal guidelines for the examination of income tax returns of taxpayers involved in the oil and gas industry.
• ISPs/MSSPs – IRS papers establishing examination uniformity within industry categories; the publication includes the IRS Audit Technique Guide for the Oil & Gas Industry.

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Content is divided into six main sections, organized to trace the industry pattern for developing oil and gas reserves – updated at least quarterly (more often as needed)

The content is easy to follow for practitioners familiar with the industry, as the presentation of the material mirrors the professional’s normal course or workflow, with an overview for each topic.

1.    Introduction to Oil and Gas Taxation             Chapter 1
2.    Acquisition of Interests                                    Chapters 2 -- 8
3.    The Exploration Period                                    Chapters 9 -- 10
4.    The Production Period                                     Chapters 11 -- 18
5.    Dispositions                                                      Chapters 19 -- 21
6.    Other Areas (losses and aba

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