Last updated: February 25 2025

Corporate Tax Filing Fundamentals

Statistics show that 97.8% of of the employer business in Canada are small businesses. This means if you have built a tax filing business serving individuals and households only, you’re missing out on a big share of the market.

Now is a great time to hone your skills, and earn new credentials to provide this essential service.

This month, commit to enhancing your skills with three important courses you’ll need to help the 1.22 million privately held businesses in Canada; 97.8% of which are small businesses:

New from Knowledge Bureau! These newly revised courses provide you with the skills you need to help small business owners with their tax filings this year and because these courses are available online, you have plenty of time to start and graduate.  

Featured Course: The Corporate Tax Filing Fundamentals Certificate Course.

This course provides you with an understanding of the business issues and tax options that underlie the taxation of corporate income so that the return can be prepared accurately, the tax minimized, and planning opportunities identified on a timely basis. From a company’s transformation from Proprietorship through to Corporation, this course will teach you the fundamentals of preparing a T2 return for the majority of small business corporations operating in Canada today.

Chapter 1 | Basis of Reporting Income
Chapter 2 | Understanding the Corporate Balance Sheet
Chapter 3 | Understanding Shareholder Equity
Chapter 4 | Sources of Corporate Income
Chapter 5 | Creating an Audit Trail for CRA Purposes
Chapter 6 | Completing the T2 Return
Chapter 7 | Tax Reserves
Chapter 8 | Shareholder Remuneration
Chapter 9 | Corporate and Shareholder Integration Theory

Be sure you meet the new demand for small business tax specialists, lean in and grow your business to meet this new need in the market.

How to register for this course:

Save over 30%, Register for the DMA Designation Program and earn your credentials to become a Personal or Corporate Tax Services Specialist.  Find out more and register here:

Option 1:

Personal Tax Services Specialist

Learn all aspects of personal tax filing on a deep level for employees, investors, small business owners, seniors and families who experience life events including new births, new personal residences, snowbirding, disability and death. Offer confident, high value advice preparing personal tax returns.

Option 2:

Corporate Tax Services Specialist

Learn about corporate tax filing fundamentals and then help owner-managers who may include incorporated professionals plan compensation: salary, dividends, capital gains and bonuses. Assist with transition and succession planning pain points.