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Taxation of a CCPC - The Basics

Unlock the fundamental tax principles governing Canadian Controlled Private Corporations. Master income classification, tax rates, and integration to strategically minimize liabilities.

Created byAlex Garber
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BeginnerUpdated Sep 29, 2025
Taxation of a CCPC - The Basics

What You'll Learn

check_circleClassify income types for Canadian Controlled Private Corporations (CCPC).
check_circleDetermine how different income streams are taxed within a CCPC.
check_circleUnderstand the concept of integration within the Canadian tax system.
check_circleUtilize Capital Dividend Account (CDA) for tax-free distributions.
check_circleExplain General Rate Income Pool (GRIP) and its implications.
check_circleApply Refundable Dividend Tax On Hand (RDTOH) rules effectively.

About This Course

The most common type of corporation that exists in Canada is a Canadian-Controlled Private Corporation (“CCPC”).  Unfortunately, there are a myriad of tax rules that apply specifically to CCPCs, making taxation of them quite complicated and challenging for business owners and advisors alike.  In this course, we will discuss the basics of how a CCPC pays tax in Canada.

Topics covered include:

  • What is a CCPC?
  • Different types of income earned by a CCPC – how they are determined
  • Different types of income earned by a CCPC – how they are taxed (Federal and Ontario)
  • What is integration and how does it work?
  • Why are dividends “eligible” and “non-eligible”?
  • What is GRIP and why does it exist?
  • What is RDTOH and why does it exist?
  • How is RDTOH calculated?
  • Example – RDTOH calculation
  • Why is RDTOH split into ERDTOH and NERDTOH?
  • Example – ERDTOH and NERDTOH calculation

Your Instructor

Alex Garber
Alex Garber

Educator and Tax Advisor

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Alex Garber, CPA, CA, MTax has been working in public accounting since 2004, focusing primarily on income taxation for Canadian owner-managed businesses and their shareholders. Alex presents PD seminars for CPA Ontario and facilitates at the CPA Canada In-Depth Tax Program. Alex is also a faculty member at the Schulich School of Business, York University, where he teaches income taxation at both undergraduate and master's levels. Alex started his career with Deloitte and Touche LLP in Toronto. He is currently an independent tax advisor, assisting various clients, sole-practitioners and CPA firms in Ontario.

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.

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