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About this course

  • $69.00
  • 1 CPD hour
  • May 4, 2022

Course Description

In this presentation, you will hear from an experienced Licenced Insolvency Trustee (formerly Trustee in Bankruptcy) and tax lawyer about the issues that arise to both individuals and corporations when they seek the protections of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (“BIA”). The seminar will cover the basics of the operations of the BIA and then talk about what happens to tax debts. The seminar will also cover derivative issues that arise to third parties such as directors and non-arm’s length entities on those tax debts and the considerations for them.

Instructor(s)

Richard Goldhar

As a Licensed Insolvency Trustee, having worked with a National Accounting and Insolvency firm prior to opening Goldhar & Associates Ltd. Richard has spent many years working alongside top professionals to learn the art and craft of restructuring debt. He understands the need for individualized service, customized to your specific situation.

He is a graduate of the Bachelor of Commerce program from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. After graduating, he spent two years working for Atlantic Jewish Council as their Campaign Administrator before entering the Insolvency field. In 2008 he began working for Soberman Tessis Inc. on various aspects on personal and corporate insolvency matters, prior to joining Shiner Kideckel Zweig as a Corporate Administrator. After progressing within the field, Richard joined BDO Canada Limited and obtained his Licensed Insolvency Trustee Licence and CAIRP designation.

In December of 2013 he opened Goldhar & Associates Ltd., and in 2020 Richard joined the Marking Centre for the CAIRP national board exams. Education is paramount to him and helping others to achieve a goal of becoming Licensed Practitioners is also important to him.

James Rhodes

James Rhodes operates a boutique taxation firm, TaxationLawyers. The firm focuses on representing clients in tax disputes against the CRA, both at the audit and objection levels, as well as litigating issues to Tax Court of Canada and Federal Court of Appeal. In addition, the firm also provides all types of relief sought from the CRA such as Voluntary Disclosure Program and Taxpayer Relief applications, and rectification orders. The firm also works with accounting firms to provide audit insurance to ensure taxpayers’ returns stay statute barred and not opened for reassessment.

James received his law degree from the University of Manitoba where he received the award for the highest mark in taxation law. Subsequently, James received a prestigious clerkship with the Tax Court of Canada. During his time with the Tax Court, he prepared bench memoranda and legal opinions to assist the Justice of the Court in their role of deciding tax appeals.

Following his clerkship, James was employed by PwC and then KMPG. He went on to pursue (uncompleted) a Master of Tax from the University of Waterloo and ultimately accepted a role with the Department of Justice carrying on tax litigation and conducted over a hundred trials before the Tax Court and also appearing before the Federal Court of Appeal.

Subsequently, James was hired to create a tax dispute resolution practice for the Miller Thomson’s Waterloo office. After working with Miller Thomson, James left in 2012 to form TaxationLawyers.

TaxationLawyers has expanded into a network of former Department of Justice tax lawyers that provide tax dispute services across Canada.

James is also the founder of the LinkedIn group ‘Canadian Taxation Professionals’ which has over 8,000 members who as a community work together to assist one another in navigating and resolving tax problems.