Job Title: Corporate Tax Manager

Location: Calgary, Alberta

Job Type: Full-Time

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced, technically strong and highly independent Tax Manager to join our growing Canadian CPA firm.

This is a senior, hands‑on position for a professional with a minimum of 7 years of practical Canadian public accounting and tax experience. The successful candidate must have strong working knowledge of Canadian taxation, Canadian accounting standards, CRA requirements, the Income Tax Act and relevant CPA Canada Handbook guidance.

The Tax Manager will be expected to independently manage complicated tax matters, review the work of accountants, handle CRA matters, provide practical tax planning advice, train and develop team members, and maintain a very high standard of accuracy and technical quality.

This position requires someone who can take ownership of difficult files with minimal supervision and who is comfortable researching and applying Canadian tax legislation to real client situations.

Roles and Responsibilities

Canadian Tax Compliance and Review

- Manage and review Canadian corporate income tax returns, including complex T2 corporate tax returns and related schedules.
- Review personal income tax returns, trust returns and other Canadian tax filings as required.
- Review tax calculations, supporting schedules and tax working papers prepared by accountants.
- Ensure tax returns are complete, technically accurate and compliant with applicable Canadian tax legislation.
- Handle complex tax files involving multiple corporations, shareholders, holding companies and related entities.
- Identify tax exposures,



filing deficiencies and planning opportunities during the review process.
- Review Notices of Assessment and Notices of Reassessment and investigate discrepancies.
- Ensure elections, designations and other tax filings are completed correctly and within applicable deadlines.
- Maintain solid documentation supporting material tax positions and professional judgments.

Income Tax Act – Practical Technical Expertise

The successful candidate must possess strong practical experience interpreting and applying provisions of the Canadian Income Tax Act.

Practical experience should include a variety of areas such as:

- Section 85 rollovers and corporate reorganizations
- Section 86 share reorganizations
- Section 51 share conversions
- Section 55 intercorporate dividend considerations
- Section 84 deemed dividends
- Section 84.1 non-arm's-length share transfers
- Section 74 attribution rules
- Section 69 non-arm's-length transactions
- Section 15 shareholder benefits
- Associated corporation rules
- Small Business Deduction
- Aggregate Investment Income
- Adjusted Aggregate Investment Income
- Taxable capital calculations
- Capital dividend accounts
- Refundable dividend tax accounts
- GRIP and eligible dividends
- Intercorporate dividends




- Capital gains and capital losses
- Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption
- Qualified Small Business Corporation shares
- Safe income considerations
- Estate freezes
- Family trusts and trust taxation
- Holding company structures
- Business acquisitions and dispositions
- Residency and non-residency taxation
- Departure tax and immigration/emigration tax matters
- GST/HST considerations affecting owner-managed businesses

The Tax Manager is not expected to know every provision from memory but must demonstrate the ability to research, interpret and practically apply legislation to actual client situations.

Tax Research and Technical Analysis

- Research provisions of the Income Tax Act and Income Tax Regulations.
- Review CRA technical interpretations, folios, administrative policies and published guidance.
- Research relevant Tax Court of Canada and other tax jurisprudence where appropriate.
- Prepare or review technical tax memoranda.
- Document the technical reasoning supporting significant tax positions.
- Assess alternative tax structures and explain advantages, disadvantages and risks.
- Recognize when specialized legal or external tax advice is required.
- Remain current with changes to Canadian tax legislation, CRA administrative policies and significant court decisions.

CRA Coordination and Representation

- Act as a primary contact for CRA matters involving assigned clients.
- Independently manage CRA review letters and information requests.
- Coordinate and respond to CRA corporate and personal tax audits.

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