Time 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Operating a business in Canada requires compliance with federal, provincial, and, in some cases, municipal legislation, regulations, and bylaws. This session will examine the options available to a firm in terms of legal structures, and review the various taxes that may apply to a firm including income tax and GST/HST.
Learning Objectives
- Describe the functions, features, benefits, and drawbacks of sole proprietorship, partnership, and corporation in establishing an architectural practice; and
- Describe the regulatory federal and provincial regulatory requirements for operating an architectural practice in Ontario with regard to business registration and taxation.
Speaker(s):
Elaine Pantel, CPA, CGA
Elaine Pantel provides business advisory, assurance, and accounting services to a broad range of owner-managed businesses and not-for-profit organizations. She advises clients in areas including succession planning, ownership agreements, business financing, cash flow management, bench-marking, and managing business operations and compensation strategies for employees and owners.
Elaine is responsible for the firm’s marketing and business development programs and co-leads the firm’s industry specialty groups for architecture, engineering, and design (AED) and investment management firms. Elaine is the firm’s expert for not-for-profit organizations. She has written widely and spoken regularly at the firm’s industry seminars and workshops.
Elaine is the vice-chair of the North American Board of Directors of PrimeGlobal, and is also a member of the World Board of Directors, which is focused on supporting the regions, governance, strategy, communications, member interaction, and business development.
Registration Fee
OAA Architect, LTOAA $39 + HST
OAA Interns $29 + HST
Non-Members: $59 + HST
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