Fresh off the press! Volume 2 of Fundamentals of Canadian Income Tax by Vern Krishna has now been published.
This volume introduces students to the income tax implications of corporate, commercial, and family transactions. As with its companion piece, Volume 1, we use a building block approach, starting with basic and fundamental legal principles of alternative business structures and their income tax effects.
Volume 2 picks up from where Volume 1 left off, and examines the fundamental principles of corporate income tax law. The text is current to January 1, 2018 and incorporates changes announced by the Minister of Finance, but which will be enacted into law later in 2018.
It also contains a comprehensive glossary of tax and financial terms, which will be useful for students, and practitioners in commercial practices.
Vern Krishna is Of Counsel at TaxChambers LLP and a Professor of Common Law at the University of Ottawa. Vern is a national expert in the area of tax and is the author of fifteen texts in tax, international tax, and business law and numerous articles and case comments. His work is often cited by the Supreme Court of Canada and he is listed in the Lexpert Directory of Best Lawyers in Canada – both in Tax Law and Estates and Trusts (2006 to present).
Vern’s practice is comprised of tax litigation and dispute resolution, international tax, tax planning and wealth management. He acts as counsel in income tax matters, representing corporate and individual clients with Canada Revenue Agency, administrative appeals and negotiations. In addition, Vern has significant experience litigating at the Tax Court of Canada, the Federal Court, the Federal Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada. As one of Canada’s leading legal scholars, Vern has made remarkable contributions to the legal profession. He is a member of the Order of Canada and Queen’s Counsel, a recipient of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal and the Governor General’s 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal, as well as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and the Certified General Accountants of Canada.
In addition, Vern has been a Bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada since 1991 and served as its elected head (Treasurer) from 2001–03.
