What You Get
After Registering
In our 30th year, your registration includes more than ever. 8 sessions, an expanded resource library, and new AI applications. All included.
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Learn with Your Peers.
The Colour Purple
2026 Schedule
Tax Update 2026
Important tax changes for 2026 that you need to know.
Bare Trusts Are Back
2026 is finally the year for bare trust filings. We explain the rules with multiple examples of common situations.
Advising Young Adults
Tax issues for young adults illustrated around key life events.
New Rules for Voluntary Disclosures
CRA's Voluntary Disclosures Program has been overhauled. We break down the new framework and what it means for clients coming forward.
Leaving Canada
What happens when your client becomes a non-resident, key strategies to minimize and postpone tax, and how to avoid a double tax outcome.
Successful Fairness Applications
If you don't ask, you don't get - but how you ask can make a difference. Learn how to maximize the chances of a successful application.
Purchase and Sale of a Business
A practical guide to the key tax considerations on both sides of the transaction.
Owner-Manager Remuneration
Plan an optimum remuneration strategy, illustrated with case studies and AI applications demonstrated live.
Managing a CRA Audit
Audit activity has increased greatly. CRA has new powers and new approaches - including client interviews. A practical guide to managing the process from first contact to resolution.
Tax Avoidance Tools
A fast-paced look at the anti-avoidance tools CRA can deploy against a tax plan, illustrated through mini case studies.
Acquisition of Control
Missing an acquisition of control can have devastating results. Essential knowledge for every advisor on when it arises and what to do about it.
Year-End Tax Planning
The best planning tips for 2026 as we approach year-end.
Meet Your
Presenters
Two of Canada's most experienced educators. Michael and Hugh have been presenting on tax matters for over 30 years – bringing a practical perspective to every session.
Michael Cadesky is the managing partner at Cadesky Tax and a committed contributor to the tax and accounting professions since 1980, earning the title of Fellow from CPA Ontario. He is a past governor of the Canadian Tax Foundation, past chair of STEP Canada and STEP Worldwide, and past chair of the CPA Canada Tax Committee for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises. Michael is also the co-author of 11 books on tax subjects and the author or co-author of numerous papers and articles on Canadian and international taxation.
Hugh Woolley is an independent tax consultant who has taught income tax for over 30 years for many professional organizations. Hugh has written courses for CPA Canada and over 10 papers for the Canadian Tax Foundation and STEP Canada. From 1990–1992 he worked at the CRA's Rulings Directorate in Ottawa writing "butterfly" tax rulings. Hugh is a past Governor of the Canadian Tax Foundation.
Every seminar in the Tax Seminar Series is built to the Gold Standard — a framework refined over 30 years to ensure that every registrant leaves with the tools, context, and confidence to apply what they have learned.
Hear From
Past Attendees
Greatly enjoy your tax courses — very informative, practical and relevant. Complex subject matter is presented in a logical and understandable manner. The illustrations have been very useful and used as a template to work through client scenarios. I find the live Q&A equally informative, as many of the questions I have are addressed.
Michael and Hugh created a positive learning environment and encouraged meaningful participation throughout the sessions.
I very much love the courses and only wished I knew about them 10 years ago.
I am very appreciative of your courses. They are always informative with an easy to follow presentation. The accompanying notes are a terrific reference backup for future consultations. I wish I had known about your webinars sooner.
The presentations are relevant. The material is easy to follow. Worked examples are excellent. It is a great value.
I really enjoy your seminar series. Your presentations are extremely thorough and you explain complex tax issues very clearly.
Thanks for providing all the great courses. They are very practical, useful and interesting.
Frequently Asked
Questions
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Registration & Checkout
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Registration is for the full 2026 Tax Seminar Series only. Modules are not offered individually – each one builds on material covered earlier in the series.
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Our focus is on providing the best, highest-quality tax training at a fair price. The listed price on our platform is our best price, with no hidden fees or special offers. All prices are shown in Canadian dollars (CAD).
No, our programs are for individual registrants only. We rely on your professional ethics to honour our terms and respect our copyright; each person who wants to view the sessions must register separately. If you've registered a group, you're welcome to watch the seminars together in a boardroom with other registered individuals.
Accessing Your Program
All Cadesky Tax Seminar courses and programs are hosted virtually. You can join from anywhere, on any device with internet access.
All sessions are recorded and uploaded inside the program, typically within 1-2 days of the live broadcast. Recordings still qualify for verifiable CPD.
The Tax Seminars Archive contains over 250 hours of tax education from Cadesky Tax, organized by year back to 2013. It's included with your registration to the annual Tax Seminar Series.
The archive includes a topical index to help you find material by subject, though older material isn't updated for new developments, so use it with caution since it may be superseded by changes.
Registering for the Tax Seminar Series gives you 1 year of full Archive access.
Yes, anyone can register. That said, our programs are designed specifically for CPAs in public practice at small and mid-size firms.
As a firm of CPAs, we understand how important tax knowledge is to your practice. We've been advising CPAs for over 25 years and feel a deep commitment to supporting the profession with high-quality tax education.
Policies & Materials
Every effort is made to ensure accuracy, but tax issues are highly fact-dependent. We can't take professional responsibility for your client advice, so please exercise your own professional judgment when relying on the materials. If in doubt, consult a tax specialist.
Cancellations are rare, but if you'd like to cancel after the first session, contact us and we'll process a full refund. For on-demand courses, we can't issue a refund once a verifiable CPD certificate has been issued.
No. All materials are copyright-protected and for the exclusive use of registered participants only.
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