Personal Tax Courses for CPAs

On-demand verifiable CPD on alternative minimum tax, the principal residence exemption, separation and divorce, stock options and home office expenses. Pick the course that matches the file on your desk.

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AMT Recovery Mission

Minimum tax paid in an earlier year is recoverable for seven. Find it before the carryforward runs out.

  • 7-year carryforward
  • Prior-year returns
  • Recovery calculation
  • Claim timing
$75CAD Β· 1.5h verifiable CPD
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6 programsOne per client situation
Practitioner-ledTaught by Cadesky Tax
Verifiable CPDCertificate when you finish
12 monthsOn-demand access
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Which personal tax course covers your client’s problem?

Find the issue on your desk. Each one goes straight to the course that answers it.

  • A large capital gain or donation triggered minimum tax

    Alternative Minimum Tax

    Who the reformed AMT catches, and how capital gains, donations and employee options push a client into it.

    $1501.5h CPD
  • A client paid AMT in an earlier year

    AMT Recovery Mission

    Minimum tax is recoverable for seven years. Find it on prior returns and claim it before the carryforward runs out.

    $751.5h CPD
  • A client sold a home, a cottage or a former residence

    Principal Residence Exemption

    Designating across properties, change in use under s. 45(2), land beyond the half hectare, and homes held in a trust.

    $1502.0h CPD
  • A client is separating from their spouse

    Taxation and Divorce

    Property division, support payments and unwinding s. 74.1 attribution, in the order a separation agreement arrives.

    $1502.0h CPD
  • An employee exercised or sold stock options

    Stock Options and Employee Incentives

    The $200,000 vesting cap, the employer deduction election, and the deferral on CCPC shares.

    $1501.0h CPD
  • An employee is claiming home office expenses

    Office In-Home Expenses

    What qualifies now the flat rate method is gone, what the T2200 has to say, and where claims get denied.

    $1501.0h CPD
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AMT this year, AMT paid before, or the full Series?

The two AMT programs answer different questions. Pick by where the client’s minimum tax sits.

Alternative Minimum Tax

A client may owe AMT this year.

$150CAD
CPD
1.5 verifiable hours
Scope
Who the reformed AMT catches: capital gains, donations, options
Access
12 months
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Newest AMT program

AMT Recovery Mission

A client paid AMT in an earlier year.

$75CAD
CPD
1.5 verifiable hours
Scope
Recovering AMT within the seven-year carryforward
Access
12 months
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2026 Tax Seminar Series

Your full year of CPD across every area of tax.

$695CAD
CPD
20 hours + 2 hours of ethics
Scope
8 seminars on current developments, plus the archive
Runs
September to December
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FAQ

Before you register

The questions CPAs ask most about personal tax CPD.

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How much do personal tax CPD courses cost?

Each program is priced individually and shown beside it in the course finder. Every price includes the recording, slide notes, knowledge assessment and verifiable CPD certificate.

Does the AMT course cover the reformed rules?

Yes. Alternative Minimum Tax (1.5 hours, $150) is built around the reformed rules in force since 2024, including capital gains, donations and employee stock options. If a client paid AMT in a prior year, AMT Recovery Mission (1.5 hours, $75) covers getting it back.

Which course covers the principal residence exemption?

Principal Residence Exemption (2 hours, $150) covers designating the exemption across properties, change in use under s. 45(2), land beyond the half hectare and homes held in a trust.

Is there CPD on the tax side of separation and divorce?

Yes. Taxation and Divorce (2 hours, $150) covers property division, support payments and unwinding the s. 74.1 attribution rules.

Do these courses count as verifiable CPD?

Yes. Each program ends with a knowledge assessment and issues a certificate of completion showing verifiable CPD hours, which you report to your provincial CPA body.

How long do I have access?

12 months from registration. You can pause, rewatch and download the slides and notes for use on client files.

Taught by practising tax specialists

The people presenting these programs work on personal tax files every week.

  • Michael Cadesky
    Michael CadeskyFCPA, FCA, CTA, TEP (Emeritus)
  • Hugh Woolley
    Hugh WoolleyCPA, CA, TEP
  • Grace Chow
    Grace ChowFCPA, FCA, CTA, TEP
  • Dean Smith
    Dean SmithPhD, CPA, CA, TEP
  • Matthew Cho
    Matthew ChoCPA, CA, TEP
  • Nancy Yan
    Nancy YanCPA, CA, TEP

Get the answer for the file on your desk today

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