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Planning for Business Succession

In this course, you will learn the importance and elements of a good business succession plan and specific ideas and concepts related to the five (or seven) "D"s of business succession (US).

Created byJacob Stewart
BeginnerUpdated May 3, 2021
Planning for Business Succession

About This Course

In this course, the student will learn about business succession planning. Specifically, the course outlines the 5 "D"s of succession planning (death, disability, divorce, dementia, and dissolution), identifies special considerations for different types of business and ownership structures and different types of industries, discusses several potential exit strategy options, and outlines the different documents that should be used in a complete business succession plan. The purpose of this course is to help financial professionals recognize the importance of business succession planning and empower them to guide their clients, in conjunction with a qualified attorney, towards completing their business succession plan, whether they be a small startup company or a large company with high revenues and multiple owners.

Course Content

1 activity • 1 videos • duration: 59m

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Section 11 videos • 1 quiz • 59 min
  • videocamPlanning for Business Succession
    Duration 59:22
  • quizQuiz

Your Instructor

Jacob Stewart

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I am a partner and managing attorney at Inter Vivos, PLLC, one of the largest estate planning law firms in the world, with attorneys licensed in all 50 states and in several other countries. My background has been in asset protection and tax planning strategies for business owners, but I focus on and oversee all aspects of a complete estate plan for clients across the country. I also own a tax strategy consulting business. I received my law degree at George Mason University and my undergraduate degree in French from Brigham Young University. I am licensed to practice law in Utah. Clients, advisers, and other professionals appreciate my responsiveness and quality of work. I speak Spanish and French in addition to my native English and can assist clients in any of those languages.

Credit Information

Is this course eligible for my CPD requirements as a Canadian CPA?

Provincial regulators of CPAs in Canada do not require that independent providers of CPD be approved to offer courses. Instead, individual CPAs are responsible for assessing whether a CPD activity meets their requirements, and may take activities from any source provided those requirements are met.

Every course offered on LearnFormula is delivered by a qualified subject matter expert or learning organization, and advances learning objectives that are relevant to the responsibilities or professional competencies of Canadian CPAs. All activities on LearnFormula are quantifiable in terms of hours, and are also verifiable, in that users receive documented evidence of their attendance via a certificate of completion after finishing a course (and this certificate is stored by LearnFormula indefinitely). Nearly 100,000 Canadian CPAs successfully satisfy their CPD requirements via LearnFormula on an annual basis.

What Students Are Saying

4.3 out of 5
Student's Choice
143 reviews
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    Kimberly G.
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    interesting topic with an engaging speaker

  • RC
    Richard C.
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    Being located in Canada, portions of the material was not applicable i.e. types of corporations, tax considerations

  • GC
    Ghislain C.
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    Thanks for the course.

  • CG
    Cecilia G.
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    Good information, a lot of common sense. Watching as a Canadian practitioner there were many US references and no Canadian equivalents, so depending on your familiarity with corporate systems in each country, you will need to do your own research.

Frequently Asked Questions

We are a registered provider with 300+ associations and regulatory bodies worldwide. We operate across 27 global markets including Canada, the US, Australia, and the UK. Every course page clearly displays its specific accreditations. Upon completion, you receive a professional certificate that can be validated online. Our certificates include all necessary accreditation details, credit hours, and completion dates, and are formatted specifically to meet the submission requirements of most global regulatory bodies.

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